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Gallant, Caitlyn; Bork, Poling; Carpenter-Cleland, Christene; Good, Dawn – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2020
This research examines the impact of a 2-day scientific conference on high school students' confidence in attending university and interest in postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs. Specifically, this study investigates (1) whether exposure to STEM in grades 10 and 11 significantly increases self-reported…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Program Length, Program Effectiveness, High School Students
Cholewa, Blaire; Burkhardt, Christina K.; Hull, Michael F. – Professional School Counseling, 2016
Using the HSLS:09 [High School Longitudinal Study of 2009] data set and social capital theory as a framework, the authors examined which student and school characteristics predicted students' identification of their school counselor as the person who had the most influence in their thinking about postsecondary education (N = 3,239,560). Results…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, At Risk Students, Postsecondary Education
Royster, Pamela; Gross, Jacob; Hochbein, Craig – High School Journal, 2015
National trends and goals have pushed beyond the dropout crisis and are now focused on raising the percentage of graduates prepared for college and career. This study examined a longitudinal cohort (n = 6443) of students in an urban, public school district in order to explore how districts and communities can redirect off-track high school…
Descriptors: High School Students, College Preparation, Educational Trends, College Readiness
McBride, Lauren Renee Lacombe – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative phenomenological study examined parents of first generation college-bound student's beliefs about roles and responsibilities to guide their child who aspires to a postsecondary education. Interviews were conducted with 23 parents of high school tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade students. In the sample, parents represented…
Descriptors: Parents, First Generation College Students, College Students, Qualitative Research
Bernstein, Larry; Edmunds, Julie; Fesler, Lily – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
Students entering high school in 9th grade face a formidable challenge. The transition to high school from 8th grade brings with it increased risks for all students. For example, students in 9th grade are anywhere from three to five times more likely to fail a class than students in any other grade. Similarly, ninth grade retention rates are…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Readiness, High School Students, Student Adjustment