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Schmitt-Wilson, Sarah; Downey, Jayne A.; Beck, Ashley E. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2018
Understanding patterns of educational attainment among rural youth is a critical concern for our nation as we seek to make postsecondary access and attainment more equitable across our increasingly diverse student population. The current study examines data collected in the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to identify contemporary patterns of…
Descriptors: Rural Education, Educational Attainment, Context Effect, Longitudinal Studies
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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
Holbrook, Sandy – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The need for developmental education is ever present in higher education as more students annually enter college underprepared for entry level college coursework. Underpreparedness is a pervasive concern in higher education. Community colleges in particular are the primary means of shepherding developmental education. Academic underpreparedness is…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Rural Youth, Rural Schools
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Davis-Maye, Denise; Davis, Dannielle Joy; Bertrand Jones, Tamara – Journal of Negro Education, 2013
The authors present Sisters of the Academy's (SOTA) adaptation of the KEMET Academy model, an academic and cultural enrichment program for African American students attending under-resourced schools, to strengthen the pipeline for community college students from undergraduate through professional school. The KEMET model was designed by SOTA…
Descriptors: African American Students, Enrichment Activities, Disadvantaged Schools, Community Colleges