The Path to College [microform] : Making Choices That Are Right for You
- Bib ID:
- 5611462
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- ACCESS ERIC, Rockville, MD
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- Description:
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- [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997
- 62 p.
- ISSN:
- 1065-1160
- Summary:
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The "ERIC Review" announces research results, publications, and new programs relevant to each issue's theme topic. This issue is a compendium of resources, advice, and research to help guidance counselors, parents, and students plan for college. The first section, "Starting Out on the Path to College," contains the following articles: "Why Get on the Path to College?" (Adrianna Kezar); "Common Mistakes: Narrowing Your Choices Too Early" (Adrianna Kezar); "Which Is the Right Path?" (Adrianna Kezar); "Adult Students and the College Experience" (Sandra Kerka); "Women and the Path to College" (Pamela Haag); "Making the Grade: Help and Hope for the First Generation College Student" (Kevin Mitchell); and "College Planning for Students with Disabilities" (excerpted from "How To Choose a College: Guide for the Student with a Disability"). Section 2--"Gathering Information and Narrowing Your Choices" contains articles addressing the college landscape: "Community Colleges Today: Bringing You Into the Future" (Norma G. Kent); "State and Land Grant Universities: Opportunities and Choices" (National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges); "The Benefits of the Private, Liberal Arts College Experience" (Alan Splete); "The Case for All-Black Colleges" (William H. Gray, III); "Women's Colleges: A Legacy of High-Achieving Women" (Jadwiga S. Sebrechts); "Tribal Colleges: Tradition, Heritage, and Community" (Gerald Carty Monette); "Career Colleges: Preparing for the Job Market" (Kevin Mitchell); "At the Fork in the Path: Some Guidance from the Research" (Adrianna Kezar); and "How Colleges Are Changing" (Adrianna Kezar). The "College Planning Section" begins with two introductory articles: "Planning for College: Some Issues for Students and Parents To Consider" (Jim Montague); and "College Preparation Checklist for Students" and "Financial Preparation Checklist for Parents" (from the U.S. Department of Education's "Preparing Your Child for College, 1996-97 Edition"). Section 3--"Making Decisions" consists of: "Using Decision-Making Tools: A Compass on the Path" (Patricia Wood and Adrianna Kezar); and "College Selection and the Internet" (Kenneth E. Hartman). Section 4--"Succeeding on Your Chosen Path" contains: "Tips for Being Successful on Your Path: Don't Get Tripped Up!" (Adrianna Kezar); "Looking Back: Advice from Two Students on the Path" (Jennifer Lauver and Katherine Semrau); and "Graduate School: Some Resources for the Future" (Nancy A. Gaffney). Section 5--"Library" consists of print and electronic resources on college choice and attendance, compiled by Patricia Wood. (SWC)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: RK95188001.
- ERIC Review, v5 n3 Fall 1997.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Adult Students
- Black Colleges
- College Attendance
- College Bound Students
- College Choice
- College Environment
- College Preparation
- Colleges
- Decision Making
- Disabilities
- Educational Counseling
- Females
- Higher Education
- Internet
- Land Grant Universities
- Private Colleges
- Single Sex Colleges
- State Universities
- Students
- Tribally Controlled Education
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- ACCESS ERIC
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- Until 2067 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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- Published
- Publication date:
- 1997
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