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Does School Context Matter for the Low SES Student? Investigating the Causal Effects of School Context on College Enrollment
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Aaryn Ward – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation focuses on school context and the whether or not "good schools" matter for low SES students. Existing research and theory do not provide consistent expectations regarding the performance of low SES students in middle/high SES school environments. To untangle the relationship among socioeconomic background, the school…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Low Income Students, Socioeconomic Influences, College Enrollment