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Direct linkZilvinskis, John; Louis Rocconi – Review of Higher Education, 2018
College rankings dominate the conversation regarding quality in postsecondary education. However, the criteria used to rank institutions often have nothing to do with the quality of education students receive. A decade ago, Pike (2004) demonstrated that institutional rank had little association with student involvement in educational activities.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Learner Engagement, National Surveys
Wolniak, Gregory C.; Engberg, Mark E. – Review of Higher Education, 2007
This study examines the influence of networks established among high schools and colleges. Focusing on the college choice process, the authors analyzed data from the 2006 admissions and financial aid records at eight private, four-year colleges representing nearly 18,000 students. Results show that high school feeder networks have an important…
Descriptors: College Choice, Enrollment Influences, Student Characteristics, Networks
Peer reviewedKleeman, Gary L.; Richardson, Richard C., Jr. – Review of Higher Education, 1985
A model identifying 10 domains of institutional effectiveness for students is tested in relationship to student characteristics. Implications for bringing student expectations in line with institutional performance are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, College Admission, College Choice
Peer reviewedMcDonough, Patricia M.; And Others – Review of Higher Education, 1997
Discusses the growing phenomenon of private college counseling services (independent educational consultants, or IECs), using survey results (n=157 IECs) to document their characteristics and those of their users, and considers the implications of the privatization of college counseling for admissions, students' college choice behaviors, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Access to Information, College Bound Students, College Choice
Peer reviewedFreeman, Kassie; Thomas, Gail E. – Review of Higher Education, 2002
Examined the characteristics of and influences on African American high school students who currently choose to attend historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Found that parental socioeconomic status and education are not the major predictors of African American students' choice patterns; they are also influenced by the type of high…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Students, College Choice, Higher Education
