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On whom do high school students rely for information about their post-high school education?
New research from the U.S. Department of Education says that, far and away, high school students see family members as their top source of information. The research is based on a study of more than 23,000 students in a representative sample of public high schools. Behind family members, students cited "myself" and then other sources of information.
The study also explored the impact of socioeconomic status on sources of influence on future education. Here, the differences were not dramatic, and the basic patterns were the same.
But family members were more influential for wealthier than less wealthy students. Teachers and counselors were more influential for those with lower socioeconomic status.
