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ERIC Number: EJ557687
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-4681
A College Education for All? Trend 3.
Baker, David P.; Smith, Thomas
Teachers College Record, v99 n1 p57-60 Fall 1997
Discusses increased demand for higher education among high school students and the consequences of this trend: growth of two-year institutions, an increase in dropout or "stopout" rates among college students, and a probable increase in remedial courses in colleges. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate, Educational Change, Enrollment Trends, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Student Attrition
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: In special section: "The State of American Education."