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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ652344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2002
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Assessment of the Utility of Parents as Sources of Information about the College Decisions of Their Children.
Pratt, Phillip; Evans, David
College and University, v77 n4 p9-12 Spr 2002
Parents and matriculating students responded to identical survey items about the college selection process. Analysis of paired responses indicated that parent and student perceptions of the college selection process were too inconsistent to conclude that parents' information would be useful in understanding their children's decision to attend other schools. (EV)
Descriptors: College Choice, Decision Making, Higher Education, Information Sources, Parents, Student Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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