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. |
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| 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) |
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| ISSN: | 0036-0112 |
