This exploratory study sought to compare the characteristics, attitudes and postsecondary knowledge of two groups of Indiana ninth grade students, those who plan to continue their education after high school and those who indicate that they are undecided about their post secondary plans. The study used data from a longitudinal study of college…

The effects of family background characteristics (family income, parents' marital status, parents' education, and number of children already enrolled in postsecondary education) upon parents' postsecondary educational plans for their children, parents' saving for their children, and the amount of planning parents do with their children are…

This study examined a longitudinal data set (9th through 12th grade students from Indiana) to pose questions about the importance students place on certain college and university attributes as part of their college choice process. Using factor analysis, analysis of variance, and discriminant analysis on data about a representative sample of 110…