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Secondary students’ expectations on transition to higher education
Educational Research ( IF 2.968 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-20 , DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2021.1915173
Pamela Guzmán 1, 2 , Gonzalo Cifuentes Gomez 1 , Maria Veronica Santelices 1
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ABSTRACT

Background

The transition of high school students to higher education can be an overwhelming experience which may impact on academic outcomes. Despite increases in access, course completion rates remain problematic in Chile. Students’ expectations of higher education can play an important role in their decision-making, especially in terms of choices made about programme and institution.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to better understand Chilean high school students’ expectations of the benefits and costs involved in the transition process from secondary to postsecondary education. Also, it aimed to examine the factors that influence those expectations.

Method

We used a qualitative design to collect information from 76 university-tracked high-school seniors through nine focus groups. All focus group data were double coded using a directed content analysis approach.

Findings

The analysis indicated that students mentioned expectations of non-monetary benefits frequently, and in all focus groups. Though monetary benefits were not referred to directly, students identified them implicitly through non-monetary benefits. Expectations about costs were mentioned less often than were benefits.

Conclusions

Our study highlights that the construction of expectations appeared chiefly influenced by the information obtained through family and peers. The findings from this study should help focus institutional and educational policymakers’ efforts in supporting the decision-making process of students transitioning to higher education.



中文翻译:

中学生对高等教育过渡的期望

摘要

背景

高中生向高等教育的过渡可能是一种压倒性的经历,可能会影响学业成绩。尽管入学人数有所增加,但智利的课程完成率仍然存在问题。学生对高等教育的期望可以在他们的决策中发挥重要作用,尤其是在选择课程和机构方面。

目的

本研究的目的是更好地了解智利高中生对从中学到高等教育过渡过程中所涉及的收益和成本的期望。此外,它还旨在检查影响这些期望的因素。

方法

我们使用定性设计通过 9 个焦点小组从 76 名大学跟踪的高中毕业生那里收集信息。使用定向内容分析方法对所有焦点小组数据进行双重编码。

发现

分析表明,学生经常在所有焦点小组中提到对非货币利益的期望。虽然没有直接提到货币利益,但学生们通过非货币利益隐含地识别了它们。与收益相比,对成本的期望较少被提及。

结论

我们的研究强调,期望的构建似乎主要受通过家庭和同龄人获得的信息的影响。这项研究的结果应该有助于将机构和教育政策制定者的努力集中在支持学生向高等教育过渡的决策过程中。

更新日期:2021-04-20
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