The Influence of Gender on Women's College-Going Behaviors in an Urban School Context

Autor/inn/en	Ives, Jillian; Nienhusser, H. Kenny
Titel	The Influence of Gender on Women's College-Going Behaviors in an Urban School Context
Quelle	In: High School Journal, 105 (2022) 4, S.247-272 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1498
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Females; College Attendance; Academic Aspiration; Gender Issues; Student Behavior; Access to Education; Urban Schools; Magnet Schools; Racism; Economic Factors; Influences; Low Income Students; Minority Group Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Geschlechterfrage; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rassismus; Ökonomischer Faktor; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine how gender shapes women's college-going behaviors in an urban district attempting to remedy racial and economic inequities in college access. Using case study methodology, we examined the experiences of 22 racially diverse women students and 18 institutional agents at three high schools--one magnet and two nonmagnet. Our findings underscore how magnet and nonmagnet designation can shape women's academic measures (instrumental in their college-going behaviors) and postsecondary enrollment plans. Also, we highlight five factors the participants identified as shaping women's college-going behaviors, including: psychosocial development, cultural and family obligations, motherhood, postsecondary institutional characteristics, and careers and fields of study. Understanding women's college-going behaviors has implications for high school counselors concerned with college access equity for low-income, racially-/ethnically-minoritized women. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01