ERIC Number: EJ1216020
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jun
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Today's College Students: Who Are They and What Do They Require from a College Education?
Caruth, Gail
International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, v3 n1 p34-46 Jun 2016
College students today are not like students from just a decade before. The purpose of this archival quantitative, data mining study using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of the National Center for Education Statistics was to identify the demographics of today's college students in the United States during the Fall of 2014. This study was significant because understanding who these students are and what they need from college is critical for providing them with an education to become tomorrow's leaders. Findings revealed that the majority of students tended to be under the age of 25; female; full-time; enrolled in face-to-face courses; and White. They tended to enroll in public 2-year and 4-year colleges. These female, full-time, White students attending face-to-face classes also tended to be stressed, stay in college longer, are not doing what they need to do to learn, are technologically proficient, are unprepared for college, are connected to family and friends, desire classes that are technologically-rich, are skilled in conducting searches on Google and Wikipedia but not in conducting academic research, enjoy some risk in the classroom, and are more diverse than past students.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Preferences, Student Motivation, Graduation Rate, Demography, Student Needs, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends, Age Differences, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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