Influence of the Coronavirus Pandemic on High School Seniors' Views: College and Career Choices, Challenges, and Opportunities. ACT Research. Issue Brief
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| Title: | Influence of the Coronavirus Pandemic on High School Seniors' Views: College and Career Choices, Challenges, and Opportunities. ACT Research. Issue Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Bobek, Becky L., Schnieders, Joyce Z., ACT, Inc. |
| Source: | ACT, Inc. 2023. |
| Availability: | ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | High School Seniors, Student Attitudes, Pandemics, COVID-19, College Choice, Career Choice, Barriers, Opportunities, Decision Making, Career Planning |
| Abstract: | In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began to substantially disrupt the educational experiences of high school students. In addition to experiencing the pandemic disruption in high schools, students were also likely aware of disruptions in colleges and in the labor market. Fast-forward to the spring of 2023. The students who are now graduating from high school are those who started high school shortly before the pandemic began to significantly affect the U.S. The pandemic was a defining aspect of their high school journey, leading to many circumstances that made these students' high school years different from those of other graduating classes. To understand how the pandemic affected students' thoughts about their college and career choices, the authors surveyed a random sample of 12th-grade students in September 2022. As part of a broader survey on the college and career preparation of students from the class of 2023, the authors asked students to indicate which, if any, of the thoughts they had about college and career choices were affected by the pandemic. As a follow-up, the authors also included an open-ended question asking for more details on how the pandemic affected these thoughts. In this brief, the authors share what they learned from 1,549 high school students from the class of 2023. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | ED629090 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic began to substantially disrupt the educational experiences of high school students. In addition to experiencing the pandemic disruption in high schools, students were also likely aware of disruptions in colleges and in the labor market. Fast-forward to the spring of 2023. The students who are now graduating from high school are those who started high school shortly before the pandemic began to significantly affect the U.S. The pandemic was a defining aspect of their high school journey, leading to many circumstances that made these students' high school years different from those of other graduating classes. To understand how the pandemic affected students' thoughts about their college and career choices, the authors surveyed a random sample of 12th-grade students in September 2022. As part of a broader survey on the college and career preparation of students from the class of 2023, the authors asked students to indicate which, if any, of the thoughts they had about college and career choices were affected by the pandemic. As a follow-up, the authors also included an open-ended question asking for more details on how the pandemic affected these thoughts. In this brief, the authors share what they learned from 1,549 high school students from the class of 2023. |
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