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Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Agger, Charlotte A. – Research in Higher Education, 2017
This study investigated patterns of college attendance using data from a nationwide and contemporary sample of 2112 rural youth. We found that more than half of rural youth attended two-year institutions at some point during their college career and about a fourth initially enrolled in a two-year college before enrolling in a four-year college.…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Rural Youth, College Attendance, College Preparation
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Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Rural Sociology, 2012
Drawing on a recent national survey of rural high school students, this study investigated the relationship between social capital and educational aspirations of rural youth. Results showed that various process features of family and school social capital were important for predicting rural youths' educational aspirations beyond sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Siblings, Rural Youth, Academic Aspiration, Social Capital