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Stone, Ashley – College and University, 2018
This exploratory case study examined how college-bound seniors from a rural community formed their personal system of values and how those values informed choices concerning higher education. Furthermore, this article considers implications for outreach and recruitments strategies in rural communities as well as support once rural students arrive…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Community Characteristics, Municipalities, Values
Boydstun, Kelli Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative case study investigated how the GEAR-Up college readiness program influenced the postsecondary decisions of Hispanic students who participated in the GEAR-Up program for the recommended six-year period in a rural school district in Texas. It was not known how long-term participation in the GEAR-Up program at a rural school…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Rural Youth, Hispanic American Students, Program Effectiveness