ERIC Number: EJ1156445
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Updating Higher Education Expectations and Choices with Learning
Milla, Joniada
Education Economics, v25 n6 p640-658 2017
This paper explores how expectations and post-secondary education (PSE) path disruption decisions are affected by a learning process that students experience once enrolled in a PSE program. An unexpected change in grades, between high school and first year PSE program, serves as an informative signal on how well their academic performance and preferences align with the academic requirements and difficulty of the program that they enrolled. I find that learning about the fit affects students' immediate PSE decisions about dropping out, switching program of study and their expectations about the current educational level. The effects are heterogeneous by parental education.
Descriptors: College Choice, Expectation, Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, Preferences, Difficulty Level, Degree Requirements, Withdrawal (Education), Change, Educational Attainment, Parent Background, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Learning Processes, Regression (Statistics), Grade Point Average, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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