Do parental income and educational attainment affect the initial choices of New Hampshire's college-bound students? Export

@article{citeulike:1339635, abstract = {While other studies have explored the application and enrollment decisions of students, none have explicitly considered how selected factors affect an individual's choice to initially consider a particular institution. This study uses data on where New Hampshire seniors have their SAT scores sent to examine what factors influence a student's decision to consider attending different types of institutions in the region, and whether student choice is affected by parental education and income. The results show that first-generation students and students with college-educated parents consider attending similar postsecondary institutions. Likewise, having a low family income does not appear to restrict college-interested students from considering more exclusive and/or expensive institutions. Students are also found to be most interested in institutions where their ability more closely matches the average ability profile of enrolled students.}, author = {Toutkoushian, Robert K.}, citeulike-article-id = {1339635}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VB9-42991JY-5/2/6fd542f0be6a434cedec386405d6f8d1}, journal = {Economics of Education Review}, keywords = {admissions, college-choice, dissertation, education}, month = {June}, number = {3}, pages = {245--262}, posted-at = {2007-05-29 00:13:53}, priority = {5}, title = {Do parental income and educational attainment affect the initial choices of New Hampshire's college-bound students?}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VB9-42991JY-5/2/6fd542f0be6a434cedec386405d6f8d1}, volume = {20}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1339635 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1339635 N2 - While other studies have explored the application and enrollment decisions of students, none have explicitly considered how selected factors affect an individual's choice to initially consider a particular institution. This study uses data on where New Hampshire seniors have their SAT scores sent to examine what factors influence a student's decision to consider attending different types of institutions in the region, and whether student choice is affected by parental education and income. The results show that first-generation students and students with college-educated parents consider attending similar postsecondary institutions. Likewise, having a low family income does not appear to restrict college-interested students from considering more exclusive and/or expensive institutions. Students are also found to be most interested in institutions where their ability more closely matches the average ability profile of enrolled students. IS - 3 JF - Economics of Education Review EP - 262 TI - Do parental income and educational attainment affect the initial choices of New Hampshire's college-bound students? VL - 20 SP - 245 KW - admissions KW - college-choice KW - dissertation KW - education AU - Toutkoushian, Robert PY - 2001/06// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VB9-42991JY-5/2/6fd542f0be6a434cedec386405d6f8d1 ER -