An Examination of College Persistence Factors for Students from Different Rural Communities: A Multilevel Analysis

Autor/in	Hudacs, Andrew
Titel	An Examination of College Persistence Factors for Students from Different Rural Communities: A Multilevel Analysis
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Rural Education, 36 (2020) 2, (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1551-0670
Schlagwörter	Rural Areas; Access to Education; Postsecondary Education; Academic Persistence; Community Characteristics; Poverty; College Readiness; College Attendance; Residential Institutions; Colleges; Graduation Rate; Tourism; Student Characteristics; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Family Characteristics; Socioeconomic Status; Institutional Characteristics; High Schools; College Entrance Examinations; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Armut; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Wohnumgebung; Tourismus; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; High school; Oberschule; Aufnahmeprüfung
Abstract	Although some studies have explored the influence of academic achievement on rural students' college access and success, little research has analyzed the relationship between students of different types of rural communities and their persistence in postsecondary education. This study examined the likelihood of college-going students from three different types of rural communities to successfully transition into and persist at a four-year residential college. Specifically, multilevel logistic modeling was used to analyze the odds of students' persisting in college for at least two academic years based on whether they were from rural tourist communities, rural college communities, and other rural communities. The analysis controlled for a variety of student and high school factors. Findings revealed that student-level factors related to poverty and academic readiness have the greatest effects on college persistence, while the type of rural community has no significant influence. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Penn State University College of Education, Center on Rural Education and Communities. 310B Rackley Building, University Park, PA 16802. Tel: 814-863-2031; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01