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Download full textRosenbaum, James E. – 2002
Research indicates that the "college for all" policies encouraged by well-intentioned but misguided educators are preventing many students from getting crucial information about how they are doing, seeing the full range of their desirable options, assessing the appropriateness and likely outcomes of available options, and identifying actions that…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Articulation (Education), Career Awareness, Career Education
Peer reviewedRosenbaum, James E.; And Others – American Journal of Education, 1996
Interviews with 27 counselors in 8 high schools demonstrate that counselors do not like to give students bad news about their college prospects and do not believe that they have the authority to do so. Counselors' unwillingness to act as gatekeepers may prevent students from getting the information they need. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Admissions Counseling
