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The Parent Project: What Parents Want from the College Experience
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Cathryn Goree Turrentine
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September 1, 2000
In a 2-year qualitative study, 1,382 parents of first-year students at two institutions used interactive websites to list their hopes and goals for their students’ overall college experience. Top goals include quality education, job preparation, maturity/independence, fun/enjoyment, graduation, friendships/networks, and academic success.
Published Online: 2000-9-1
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
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