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Glennie, Elizabeth; Unlu, Fatih; Edmunds, Julie; Lauen, Douglas – Research in Higher Education, 2022
Advancing in key courses in ninth grade is an early, crucial step in preparing for college. Students who miss academic targets early in high school may not be ready to go to college 4 years later. In the United States, when students fail key courses in ninth grade, they may struggle to catch up to their peers who successfully took and passed these…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Academic Achievement, Objectives, Low Achievement
George Mwangi, Chrystal A.; Cabrera, Alberto F.; Kurban, Elizabeth R. – Research in Higher Education, 2019
Parental involvement is widely acknowledged as a critical factor influencing the college choice process among families. What is not clear, though, is whether this parental driven factor also takes place at the school level along with school related factors. Using a national sample of 9th grade students drawn from about 900 schools, we found that…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Cultural Capital, Parent Participation, College Choice