#10441. Planning for College and Careers: How Families and Schools Shape the Alignment of Postsecondary Expectations

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Students with aligned educational and occupational expectations have improved college and labor market outcomes. Despite extensive knowledge about the ways social background and school context contribute to educational expectations, less is known about the role of social intuitions in shaping expectational alignment. Drawing on data from the 20XX High School Longitudinal Study, I estimate the magnitude of socioeconomic inequality in alignment. I examine how differences in observed student characteristics contribute to, and whether school-based postsecondary planning initiatives mitigate, that inequality.
Keywords:
class inequality; educational aspirations/expectations; occupational expectations; school counseling; secondary education

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