Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity

Autor/inn/en	Wells, Ryan S.; Chen, Ling; Bettencourt, Genia M.; Haas, Sarah
Titel	Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 64 (2023) 8, S.1089-1112 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wells, Ryan S.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-023-09737-8
Schlagwörter	Rural Schools; Socioeconomic Status; College Attendance; College Enrollment; Socioeconomic Influences; Access to Education; High School Students; High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	Rural students enroll in college at lower rates than nonrural students. This has been partially attributed to lower average socioeconomic status (SES) in rural areas. However, this assertion tends to ignore heterogeneity that may mask how SES shapes rural students' college-going experiences. Utilizing a geography of opportunity framework, this study investigated how rural-nonrural differences in college-going vary based on SES. Analyses reveal that (a) rural and nonrural students in the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS) had very similar mean SES; (b) rural status still predicted lower college enrollment rates overall, as well as four-year enrollment specifically; (c) the overall rural-nonrural enrollment gap was primarily a gap for low- and middle-SES students; and (d) there was greater socioeconomic inequality in college access in rural geographies than in nonrural geographies. These findings reinforce the fact rural students are not a monolithic group and emphasize the continued importance of SES between and within geographies. Given these findings, recommendations are provided with the intent of making college enrollment more equitable by the joint consideration of rurality and SES. (As Provided).
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