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Swisher, Raymond R.; Kuhl, Danielle C.; Chavez, Jorge M. – Social Forces, 2013
This paper examines racial and ethnic differences in locational attainments in the transition to adulthood, using longitudinal data about neighborhoods of youth in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. It examines place stratification and life course models of locational attainment during the 1990s, a period during which…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Whites, Educational Benefits, Neighborhoods
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Dockery, Donna J.; McKelvey, Susan – Journal of School Counseling, 2013
School counselors should focus on helping underrepresented students access higher education in efforts to close achievement gaps. Limited information is available regarding how first-generation and ethnic minority students view school counseling efforts to promoting post-secondary opportunities. Participants in this study indicated school…
Descriptors: College Students, Disproportionate Representation, School Counselors, School Counseling
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Mattanah, Jonathan F.; Lopez, Frederick G.; Govern, John M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
We report findings from a meta-analysis of 156 studies conducted between 1987 and 2009 (N = 32,969) that examined the relationship between self-reported parental attachment and multiple adjustment outcomes and developmental advances during the college years. Overall, a small-to-medium relationship was found between indicators of parental…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Effect Size, Developmental Tasks, Student Development