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An Ethnographic Study of Low Participation Rates in Higher Education in Southcentral Pennsylvania.

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Caldwell, Corrinne A.; Trainer, James F. – 1989

This paper examines factors in the very low college participation rate in certain south-central Pennsylvania counties, in order to develop strategies for increasing participation. The paper examines college participation through a series of interviews with elementary school students, recent high school graduates not attending college, school and…

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