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Howerter, Wendy Lou – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This correlational study samples twelfth grade (senior) students in one central Midwest high school and examines their participation in credit-based transition programs and their changes in educational aspirations. Surveys and community college data are used to collect quantitative data to address six research questions. Using Hossler and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Student Characteristics, Student Participation
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Smith, William L.; Zhang, Pidi – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2010
This study proposed to describe and understand the transition experiences of first-generation college students in comparison to second-generation college students by examining the frequency of activities linked to the transition process and the helpfulness of these behaviors for students at a medium-size state university in the Southeast. Parents,…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Secondary School Teachers
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Smith, Susan E. – Journal of College Admission, 1997
Survey responses from 665 11th graders identified 10 leading causes of student anxiety during high school-to-college transition. Eleventh graders (N=40) participated in an intervention program to address the identified causes. Results indicate an overall reduction in student anxiety following the intervention program. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Bound Students, Grade 11, High Schools
National Association of College Admissions Counselors, Alexandria, VA. – 1989
The Parents and Counselors Together (PACT) guide is intended as a resource for helping parents help their children prepare for and make successful transitions toward college admission. The first section presents overview information, including a discussion of the concept of early intervention as a tool for college preparation. It offers strategies…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Preparation, Counselors, Early Intervention
Brody, Michael; And Others – 1986
The transition from high school senior to college freshman reflects the emergence of the adolescent into the young adult and can result in separation anxiety for parent and senior. In order to support the parents and seniors, a seminar on the topic of separation was given to parents and seniors by a child psychiatrist and two high school college…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Counseling Services, Emotional Response
MacAllum, Keith; Worgs, Donn; Bozick, Robert; McDonald, Deanne – 2001
The Lansing Area Manufacturing Partnership (LAMP) is an academically rigorous, business/labor-driven school-to-career program in Lansing, Michigan, that includes business, union, school, and parent partners. The effects of participation in LAMP on transitions from school to higher education and work were examined in a longitudinal study that…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Planning, Comparative Analysis, Corporations