College aspirations and access in working-class rural communities : the mixed signals, challenges, and new language first-generation students encounter / Sonja Ardoin.
This book explores how a working-class rural environment influences students' collegiate aspirations and access. Centered on a case study of the concepts of college knowledge and university jargon in rural public high schools, it offers analysis as well as strategies for helping students and co...
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| Language: | English |
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Lexington Books,
[2018]
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| Series: | Social Class in Education
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword ; Acknowledgements ; Author's Note ; Introduction. Rural Research Reasoning ; Chapter 1. Rural Representation ; Chapter 2. The College Access Gap for Rural Students ; Chapter 3. Putting the Pieces Together: Connections between a College Choice Model, Cultural Capital, and College Access, Knowledge, and Jargon ; Chapter 4. "More Trouble Than It's Worth or Path to a 'Better Life'?": Rural Attitudes About College ; Chapter 5. "I Know What B.S. Means, Just Not In Those Terms": Rural Students' Encounters With College Knowledge ; Chapter 6. "I Have More to Do Than I Can Possibly Do Well": Rural Counselors' Challenges with College Counseling ; Chapter 7. Aspirations and Access Assignments For Everyone In Education: Strategies For Rural, Public High Schools, Rural Communities, Higher Education, And Policymakers ; References ; Appendices ; A. USDA ERS Nonmetropolitan Map ; B. USDA ERS Changing Metro Status Map ; C. USDA ERS Rural Areas Map ; D. 2015 U.S. Census Data on MapDot ; E. USDA ERS Low Education Counties Map ; F. USDA ERS Persistent Poverty Counties Map ; G. College and University Jargon List ; About the Author.