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ERIC Number: EJ774504
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-May
Pages: 6
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Are Students Ready for College? What Student Engagement Data Say
McCarthy, Martha; Kuh, George D.
Phi Delta Kappan, v87 n9 p664-669 May 2006
How realistic are high school students' educational aspirations? Reviewing the findings of the High School Survey of Student Engagement, Ms. McCarthy and Mr. Kuh note a troubling mismatch between the academic habits of many high school students and what will be expected of them in college. (Contains 1 figure and 19 endnotes.)
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Aspiration, School Readiness, Student Surveys, Study Habits, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Student Attitudes, Reading Skills, Writing Skills, Mathematics Skills
Phi Delta Kappa International. 408 North Union Street, P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-1789. Tel: 800-766-1156; Fax: 812-339-0018; e-mail: orders@pdkintl.org; Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org/publications/pubshome.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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