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ERIC Number: EJ567556
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Economic Literacy and the Intention To Attend College.
Sedaie, Behrooz
Research in Higher Education, v39 n3 p337-64 Jun 1998
A study examined effects of high-school-level economic literacy on intention to attend college and found that students' perception of the helpfulness of economics in thinking about further education positively affect college attendance intentions. Other factors include ethnic background, academic ability, high school performance, parents' education, per capita income in county of residence, tuition at home-state vocational/two-year colleges. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, College Attendance, Economics, Ethnic Groups, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Income, Knowledge Level, Minority Groups, Parent Background, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Tuition, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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