The role of high school student engagement in postsecondary enrollment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21376491 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen Fraysier (0000-0003-1454-4482, Grandis Evaluation Center Asheville North Carolina USA, corresponding author), Amy L Reschly (0000-0001-9379-162X, University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2183-2207 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology in the Schools (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/pits.22754 |
| OpenAlex | W4281763331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
The purpose of this study was to examine whether secondary student engagement was predictive of college attendance. Data were drawn from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 9th grade ( n = 21,444) and 11th grade ( n = 20,549) cohorts. Multilevel modeling was used to analyze whether demographic, academic, financial, and engagement variables predicted postsecondary enrollment. Demographic (higher SES, attending a Catholic or private school) and academic (English and Math GPA) variables were predictive of college enrollment across both cohorts, as were participants' thoughts on the affordability of college. For ninth grade students, the engagement scales of family support for learning and future goals and aspirations remained significant predictors of enrollment after accounting for other variables. Among 11th grade students, peer support for learning, future goals and aspirations, and behavioral engagement remained significant predictors of enrollment. Student engagement is thought to underlie high school and college completion efforts but little research connects these levels of schooling. This study suggests providing support for students' engagement in high school could positively affect college enrollment. Financial education about the costs and options for paying for college may also be beneficial
Academic achievement · Affect (linguistics) · Attendance · Developmental psychology · Higher education · Longitudinal study · Mathematics education · Medical education · Multilevel model · Ninth · Student engagement · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Withdrawing From School
The effects of parental involvement on students’ academic self‐efficacy, engagement and intrinsic motivation
Student Perceptions of College Opportunities
High school dropouts
Multiple imputation
Excused Versus Unexcused
Measuring cognitive and psychological engagement
Jingle, Jangle, and Conceptual Haziness
The Role of School-Based Extracurricular Activities in Adolescent Development
What We're Learning About Student Engagement From NSSE
Extracurricular School Activities
Preventing Student Disengagement and Keeping Students on the Graduation Path in Urban Middle-Grades Schools
Finishing High School
Student Engagement
Dropout from Higher Education
Hierarchical linear models
The relationships between school belonging and students’ motivational, social-emotional, behavioural, and academic outcomes in secondary education
Relationships between student engagement and academic achievement
Student Council, Volunteering, Basketball, or Marching Band
The Relation of Early Adolescents’ College Plans and Both Academic Ability and Task-Value Beliefs to Subsequent College Enrollment
Big School, Small School
School Attendance Revisited
From middle school to college
Predictors of Long-Term Enrollment and Degree Outcomes for Community College Students
Do Psychosocial and Study Skill Factors Predict College Outcomes? A Meta-Analysis
School Characteristics Related to Student Engagement
Real and imagined barriers to college entry
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |