Examines the gender-specific strategies that 30 African-American high school students developed to remain academically successful and traces their success to participation in an educational reform program, family culture, and the culture of the communities in which they lived. (SLD)

A survey of 19 diverse two- and four-year colleges in Ohio investigated the availability and use of online applications for college admission, parent and student awareness of and planning for financial aid, the perceived value and cost-effectiveness of online aid applications, and public-policy implications relating to the use of technology for…

A study investigated how well college-bound minority secondary school students are prepared for academic language tasks in college, how aware they are of their academic language needs, college academic culture, college curricular demands, and the effect of academic language instruction on these factors. Results indicate that students are generally…

Students (N=379) in the 8th grade of German college preparatory schools, prior to formal chemistry instruction, were evaluated for prior knowledge of chemistry, their self-concept regarding chemistry, their gender-bound attitudes toward chemistry, and their fear of chemistry. Findings indicated that girls already expressed significantly lower…

Increasingly, colleges and universities are becoming aware that substantial proportions of their student bodies have transferred from two-year colleges, although data are limited. States are crafting articulation agreements that ensure transfer of core credits from community colleges to four-year institutions, and some colleges are adjusting…

Analyzes data from three surveys administered by Johnson County Community College in six participating public school districts concerning the career and educational interests of high school students. Suggests that many students who expect to attend college are not taking college preparatory courses and are adversely affected by high school grade…

The chairman of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators talks to secondary school counselors about trends in financial aid to low-income students. He notes that technology, increasing regulations, and decreasing government funds have changed the face of financial aid. He urges continued dialogue with college and financial…

Dual-credit programs, carried out largely by community and technical colleges, have opened the door to thousands of secondary school honors students and vocationally oriented students who need to stay challenged and/or get ahead in their college work as they complete high school. Document describes dual-credit trends, examples, and issues.…

The Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE) is a consortium of 10 public colleges and universities that funds proposals from regional schools for creative initiatives that encourage students toward postsecondary education. College attendance rates from Appalachian Ohio have increased, and the OACHE model is being applied to programs…

A survey of 281 rural Australian high school students in grades 10-12 found that academic achievement was the most important predictor of continuation to university. A survey of 125 of these students who attended college found that high school academic achievement and college course satisfaction predicted success in first-year courses. Contains 15…

Discusses a study that tracked students in dual-enrollment classes during a five-year period. Reports that students who had high school teachers for dual-enrollment mathematics courses earned significantly higher grades in subsequent coursework at the state universities than those students who were taught by college faculty. (Contains 31…

In three counties of western North Carolina, students who meet requirements of the New Century Scholars program during their last 6 years of secondary school are guaranteed a 2-year scholarship to Southwestern Community College. Financed by community fund-raising efforts, the program provides a close network of academic and social support for…

Uses Transfer Consortium data to track the academic path of a transfer cohort from Macomb Community College (MCC) in Michigan to five local four-year institutions. Finds that most transfers from a community college did not earn an associate's degree and that the average ASSET scores of the cohort are higher than the mean score for everyone tested…

Describes a music major program that was created at a high school to help students prepare for a future career in music, provide documentation of their four years of study in music for the college application process, and continue to study music after high school. (CMK)

Looks at books about college admissions, and at the unexamined prejudices fueling the elite college admissions frenzy. Powerful emotions, of students and parents alike, get mixed up in the college admissions process. Class anxiety, culture wars and other prejudices, not academic standing or faculty credentials, all contribute to making some…