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One Degree of Separation: How Young Americans Who Don't Finish College See Their Chances for Success
Download full textJohnson, Jean; Rochkind, Jon; Ott, Amber – Public Agenda, 2011
This paper reports findings from a national random sample survey of more than 600 young Americans, asking them for their views on jobs, college, and their own economic prospects. The survey was designed to shed light on questions such as these: (1) How do young Americans think about college and jobs as they become working-age adults and begin…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High School Graduates, College Graduates, Young Adults
Johnson, Jean; Rochkind, Jon – Public Agenda, 2010
Recent studies of the guidance system as it operates in public schools today indicate that counselors are often overworked and underprepared when it comes to helping students make the best decisions about their lives after high school. This survey of young adults aged 22 through 30 conducted by Public agenda for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Surveys, Opinions, Focus Groups
Johnson, Jean; Rochkind, Jon – Public Agenda, 2009
"With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them" asks young Americans why so many college students drop out. This study is designed to test the assumptions many individuals make about college students today and why so many of them fail to graduate. It also helps to identify solutions that young people themselves say would help most. With underwriting from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, College Programs, Young Adults
