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Karp, Melinda; Ackerson, Sara; Cheng, I-Fang; Cocatre-Zilgien, Emma; Costelloe, Sarah; Freeman, Brian; Lemire, Sebastian; Linderman, Donna; McFarlane, Brett; Moulton, Shawn; O'Shea, Joe; Porowski, Allan; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn – What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
Students enter postsecondary institutions to change their lives in some way, with degree pursuits providing opportunities to grow academically, socially, and professionally. However, significant numbers of students are unable to meet the goals they had set for themselves when they entered college. Developed by the What Works Clearinghouseâ„¢ (WWC)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Academic Advising, College Students, College Faculty
TERi (The Education Resources Institute, Inc), 2007
The vast majority of American high school students say they want to attend college in order to pursue rewarding careers. Of students responding to the 2005 High School Survey of Student Engagement, 83 percent indicated that they expected to go to college. Despite high student aspirations, however, large achievement gaps persist among students by…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Minority Groups, College Bound Students
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2008
Students and parents need ample time and accurate information to prepare for the financial burden of a college education--those who lack this knowledge base face a significant access barrier to higher education. The early intervention community is calling for a method of delivering age-appropriate information in a timely manner as one means of…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Access to Information, Higher Education, Access to Education
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 2008
Students and parents need ample time and accurate information to prepare for the financial burden of a college education--those who lack this knowledge base face a significant access barrier to higher education. This problem can be countered by the delivery of comprehensive, integrated financial aid information, an approach identified by the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Access to Information, Information Dissemination, Access to Education
Hollifield, John H. – Educational R & D Report, 1983
A look at the potential impact of high technology suggests that there may be a dim side to the popular view that high technology is the answer to America's educational and occupational problems. In reality, as technology advances continue, required job skills will decrease further. High technology will account for only 7 percent of all new jobs…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demand Occupations, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Timmons, Joe; Podmostko, Mary; Bremer, Christine; Lavin, Don; Wills, Joan – National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2005
To successfully make the transition from school to adult life and the world of work, adolescents and young adults need guidance and encouragement from caring, supportive adults. The best decisions and choices made by transitioning youth are based on sound information including appropriate assessments that focus on the talents, knowledge, skills,…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Youth Employment, Career Planning, Testing