Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Academic Aspiration | 1 |
| Access to Education | 1 |
| Barriers | 1 |
| College Enrollment | 1 |
| Employment Potential | 1 |
| Minority Groups | 1 |
| Poverty | 1 |
| Role of Education | 1 |
| Rural Areas | 1 |
| Social Influences | 1 |
| Social Mobility | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| RSF: The Russell Sage… | 1 |
Author
| Ryan Parsons | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Mississippi | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textRyan Parsons – RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 2022
Mobility has become more constrained, and patterns of immobility are spatially concentrated in certain parts of the United States. Drawing on three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Mississippi, this article examines the role of college as a pathway out of this entrenched poverty and the social and structural barriers that limit the potential of…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, Role of Education, Rural Areas, Poverty
