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ERIC Number: EJ1424755
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-May
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
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EISSN: EISSN-2333-715X
Master Narrative of College Access Belies Reality for Today's Students
Jonathan S. Lewis; René A. Hernandez
Journal of College Access, v9 n1 Article 6 p61-65 2024
Master and alternative narratives offer a useful framework through which to consider contemporary issues in college access. Implicit and ubiquitous, the master narrative of a linear progression from high school through a residential college toward a fulfilling career has long been dominant. Meanwhile, alternative narratives of fluid, dynamic, alternate pathways are ascendant, having received a boost from the COVID-19 pandemic and the stubborn lack of affordable postsecondary options. Observing a decline in a shared cultural narrative about college, the authors recommend that advisors help students to sort through possible storylines and then write their own.
Journal of College Access. 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. Web site: http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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