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ERIC Number: EJ600044
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-9072
The Effects of School and College Cultures on Young People's Decisions To Stay On or Move On.
Finnie, Colin; Finlay, Ian; Ridler, Catherine
Scottish Educational Review, v31 n2 p173-80 Nov 1999
At the school-leaving age of 16, most Scottish students who continue with their education choose to remain in secondary school rather than switch to a further-education college. A survey suggests that students view colleges as welcoming places where students are treated as adults but are reluctant to leave the security of the known secondary school culture. (SV)
Descriptors: College Attendance, Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, School Attitudes, School Culture, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Security (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Student School Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland