Results
The key finding was that participants received support in their decision-making from a variety of people in their lives including their friends , parents , but also did their own research . Participants reported talking to each of these groups about different aspects of their decision making . College tutors also seem to play a major role in influencing the student decisionmaking process . They seem to be a key component in enabling a student to gather information regarding university courses and various institutions .
A major finding from the current study was that all students had conducted their own independent research regarding university options and didn ’ t purely rely on information from the college careers service . However , this independent research was often inspired / instigated by the events and resources put on by the college regarding going to university .
Both money implications and the location of a university had a significant impact on the decision-making process . With concerns over costs , the potential for part-time work and the perceived freedom that comes with moving a considerable distance from home to study , all impacting the choices made .
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