Abstract
This study examined a model of college student choice for male and female ninth graders using LISREL. A sample of 703 male students and 718 female students and their parents responded to two sets of questionnaires regarding high school experiences and expectations about college. Endogenous variables examined included parents' expectation regarding higher education for their children, parents' savings for college, students' discussion of college with their parents, and students' aspiration for postsecondary education. The model explained 30.8% of the variance in students' aspiration for males and 36.8% for females. Final empirical models for the two groups suggested that there may be subtle differences in family influence on male and female students' college-going plans.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 301-315 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Research in Higher Education |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education