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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"postsecondary access"”.
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Three essays on rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary access and success
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] While a college degree is increasingly a crucial pathway to achieve success in the U.S labor market, recent estimates indicate that 20% of rural young adults have a college degree, as compared to 38% of their peers in nonrural …
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Resettled Refugee Experiences of Aspiring To and Navigating Through the Postsecondary Access Process
… six percent of refugees worldwide have entered postsecondary education (Capps and Fix, 2015; Ferede, 2018; Kerwin, 2012; Mendenhall, Russell and Buckner, 2017; U.S. Department of State, 2017; UNHCR, 2017, 2019, 2021). Despite these data, there is no lack of desire to attend college or university …
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Confronting The System: How Local Cross-Sector Education Collaborations Address Barriers To Postsecondary Access & Attainment
… collaboration, Graduate Tacoma, works to improve postsecondary degree attainment in its local community and ensure equitable outcomes across student groups in the process. Drawing on 26 interviews with organizational stakeholders, internal documents, and a variety of other secondary data sources, …
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An analysis of the underrepresentation of Black students in the Advanced Placement program: implications for postsecondary access
Using a qualitative approach, this study explored the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of Black students in the AP program. The sample was comprised of 12 Black students who attended a suburban public high school in New Jersey. Seven of the participants were enrolled in AP classes …
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“We All Fly Together, We All Fall Together”: A Fourth Generation Evaluation of the Experiences of Students of Color in a Strengths-Based Postsecondary Access Program
… system preventing students of color from accessing and persisting in higher education is the deficit lens that the education system uses to judge college-worthy students. To combat this deficit lens, strengths-based programming has shown promise in validating the strengths and students …
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Higher education enrollment patterns by school district characteristics: An analysis of relationships between student educational contexts and postsecondary enrollment
Increasing postsecondary access and attainment for historically underserved students is an ongoing priority for states and higher education institutions, but the educational and community contexts informing student enrollment decisions needs to be better understood. This study used 2016-2017 K-12 …
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The influence of early information on postsecondary affordability
… on affordability remain a barrier to postsecondary access for millions of potential students. When students recognize financial aid availability during secondary school years, they gain the capability to better establish a curricular path that aligns with postsecondary aspirations. …