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ERIC Number: EJ493234
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
How Do High School Students Structure an Important Life Decision? A Short-Term Longitudinal Study of the College Decision-Making Process.
Galotti, Kathleen M.; Mark, Melissa C.
Research in Higher Education, v35 n5 p589-607 Oct 1994
A study examined the processes used by 322 college-bound students, in the course of a year, to choose a college. Sources of information, decision-making activities, and college selection criteria were considered. Results indicate shifts in information sources and decision-making activities, differences in higher ability students, and gender differences. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Bound Students, College Choice, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, High School Students, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Secondary Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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