Breaking New Ground: Diverse Routes to College in Rural America.

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Title: Breaking New Ground: Diverse Routes to College in Rural America.
Language: English
Authors: McGrath, Daniel J., Swisher, Raymond R., Elder, Glen H., Conger, Rand D.
Source: Rural Sociology. Jun 2001 66(2):244-267.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2001
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Aspiration, College Bound Students, Educational Attainment, Parent Background, Parent Influence, Parent Student Relationship, Rural Education, Rural Farm Residents, Rural Nonfarm Residents, Rural Youth, Social Capital, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Geographic Terms: Iowa
ISSN: 0036-0112
Abstract: Analysis of Iowa Youth and Families Project data found three distinct routes to 4-year college attendance: the traditional path of youth with professional/managerial parents; farm youth's use of parents' community ties; and the path of resourceful lower-status rural youth, whose attainment grew from early educational ambition and varied community and school involvements. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/SV)
Entry Date: 2001
Accession Number: EJ628507
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Analysis of Iowa Youth and Families Project data found three distinct routes to 4-year college attendance: the traditional path of youth with professional/managerial parents; farm youth's use of parents' community ties; and the path of resourceful lower-status rural youth, whose attainment grew from early educational ambition and varied community and school involvements. (Contains 25 references.) (Author/SV)
ISSN:0036-0112