Lippman, Laura, Lina Guzman, Julie Dombrowski Keith, Akemi Kinukawa, Rebecca Shwalb, and Peter Tice. 2008. <em>Parent Expectations and Planning for College</em> (NCES 2008-079). Washington, D.C.: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.<br />
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NCES examines traits associated with expectations of higher education and planning for college among students and their parents. The researchers base their study of 6,800 students on data reported to the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys (NHES) Program. The study focuses on the educational level of parents, information about paying for college provided to students by their schools, and the degree of planning by students and parents for how to pay for college. Parents with at least a bachelor&#8218;s degree were more likely to talk to their children early about college and college costs than parents that did not attend college. The study also shows a direct correlation between high school achievement rates and when students received information from their schools about higher education and how to pay for it. <br />
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