College on the Margins: Higher Education Professionals' Perspectives on Campus Basic Needs Insecurity

Autor/inn/en	Broton, Katharine M.; Miller, Graham N. S.; Goldrick-Rab, Sara
Titel	College on the Margins: Higher Education Professionals' Perspectives on Campus Basic Needs Insecurity
Quelle	In: Teachers College Record, 122 (2020) 3, (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-4681
Schlagwörter	Student Needs; Security (Psychology); Undergraduate Students; Food; Housing; Locus of Control; At Risk Students; Administrator Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Lebensmittel; Unterkunft
Abstract	Background: A substantial share of undergraduates are basic needs insecure, meaning they lack consistent access to essential material goods like food and shelter. These material hardships are associated with poorer academic success, but we know very little about higher education professionals' perspectives on the matter. Purpose: This paper examines how higher education professionals perceive, understand, and support college students who experience basic needs insecurity. Research Design: Using data from interviews with 59 professionals who work at eight broad-access public colleges and universities across five states, we employ an institutional logics perspective to understand how they draw on normative scripts, rationales, and schemas to guide their responses to campus basic needs insecurity. Findings: Higher education professionals have considerable discretion when working with students who are basic needs insecure, and they draw on organizational, professional, and broader social spheres to guide their interactions. We identify three distinct logics--systemic, quiescent, and cautious--that are unique from one another on two dimensions: locus of control and individual response based on perceived locus of control. Conclusions: The design and implementation of initiatives designed to support vulnerable students must consider the ways in which on-the-ground professionals understand students, their needs, and the sources of their challenges. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01