College Choice in America /

College Choice in America / / Charles F. Manski, David A. Wise.

The most crucial choice a high school graduate makes is whether to attend college or to go to work. Here is the most sophisticated study of the complexities behind that decision. Based on a unique data set of nearly 23,000 seniors from more than 1,300 high schools who were tracked over several years...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Manski, Charles F.,
Wise, David A.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Fuller, Winship C.
Venti, Steven F.
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©1983
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (221 p.) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Overall Findings
  • 2. Econometric Modeling of Student Behavior
  • 3. From High School Graduation to School and Work
  • 4. Application and Admission
  • 5. The Allocation of Discretionary Grant Aid
  • 6. Selecting a Postsecondary School
  • 7. Enrollment Effects of the BEOG Program
  • 8. College Attendance versus College Completion
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes, Notes, References, Index,
  • APPENDIX
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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