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Delayed and Normal Progress College Students: A Comparison of Psycho-Social Characteristics and Career Plans1:

Delayed and Normal Progress College Students: A Comparison of Psycho-Social Characteristics and... Delayed and Normal Progress College Students: A Comparison of Psycho-Social Characteristics and Career Plans1 LYL E F. SCHOENFELDT University of Georgia ALA N E. BAYER American Council on Education MARSH A D. BROWN American Institutes for Research2 More than one-tenth of today's college freshmen have delayed matriculation for at least one year after high school graduation. More specifically, if all first-time, full-time entering freshmen age 20 and over, and one-half of those age 19, are assumed to have delayed en­ trance to college, over 13% of college freshmen are delayed entrants (Creager, Astin, Boruch, and Bayer, 1968). About one-half of recent freshmen received a bachelor's degree within four years of high school graduation (Folger, Astin, and Bayer, 1969). An additional 10 to 15% completed four years of college in a four year span but still had not completed a baccalaureate program ^h e research reported herein uses data collected in conjunction with Project TALENT, a study being carried out by the American Institutes for Research and the University of Pittsburgh pursuant to a contract with the Office of Educa- ion, U.S. Deparxment of Health, Education, and Welfare (Contract Number OE-6-10-065 Project Number 3051). Partial support for this study was http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Educational Research Journal SAGE

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Delayed and Normal Progress College Students: A Comparison of Psycho-Social Characteristics and Career Plans1 LYL E F. SCHOENFELDT University of Georgia ALA N E. BAYER American Council on Education MARSH A D. BROWN American Institutes for Research2 More than one-tenth of today's college freshmen have delayed matriculation for at least one year after high school graduation. More specifically, if all first-time, full-time entering freshmen age 20 and over, and one-half of those age 19, are assumed to have delayed en­ trance to college, over 13% of college freshmen are delayed entrants (Creager, Astin, Boruch, and Bayer, 1968). About one-half of recent freshmen received a bachelor's degree within four years of high school graduation (Folger, Astin, and Bayer, 1969). An additional 10 to 15% completed four years of college in a four year span but still had not completed a baccalaureate program ^h e research reported herein uses data collected in conjunction with Project TALENT, a study being carried out by the American Institutes for Research and the University of Pittsburgh pursuant to a contract with the Office of Educa- ion, U.S. Deparxment of Health, Education, and Welfare (Contract Number OE-6-10-065 Project Number 3051). Partial support for this study was

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