College Search Factors that Impact College Matriculation for African American Students: Implications for Policy and Praxis

Autor/in	Van Horn, Brandi Nicole
Titel	College Search Factors that Impact College Matriculation for African American Students: Implications for Policy and Praxis
Quelle	(2010), (127 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Denver
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1244-8127-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Higher Education; College Preparation; Low Income Groups; College Choice; College Attendance; School Counselors; Tuition; African American Students; Admission (School); College Bound Students; Minority Group Students; Parent Participation; Educational Attainment; Parent Background; Academic Achievement; Access to Education; Praxis; Statistical Analysis; Models; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Studienortwahl; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Unterweisung; Unterricht; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Elternmitwirkung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Elternhaus; Schulleistung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Statistische Analyse; Analogiemodell; USA
Abstract	College access is a top educational priority in the United States as millions of federal and state dollars are funneled into programs to ensure college access for all students, minorities and low-income students in particular (U.S. Department of Education, 2009a; U.S. Department of Education, 2009b). Over 80% of high school students and their parents aspire to attain postsecondary education (Dounay, 2006; Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2007). Yet, minorities' and low-income students' ability to penetrate postsecondary doors remains relatively depressed in comparison to their non-minority high-income student peers (Freeman, 2005; Perna, 2007). Most of the research related to college access focuses on a student's predisposition to attend college (e.g., income, parental education levels and involvement, and academic achievement/rigor) or student college choice (Hossler, Schmit, & Vesper, 1999; Perna, 2005). Few researchers (Cabrera & LaNasa, 2000; Bell, Rowan-Kenyon, & Perna, 2009; De la Rosa, 2006) have investigated factors related to the stage in between college predisposition and college choice where students gather information regarding the college-going process, presenting a gap in the literature. For those recent studies that address how college knowledge impacts college entry, most of them place an emphasis on knowledge regarding financial aid and college tuition pricing (Bell, Rowan-Kenyon, & Perna, 2009; De la Rosa, 2006). To expand the higher education literature pertaining to college access and choice, this study examines cross-sectional data from ELS:2002 using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling (HGLM) to explain how obtaining college knowledge regarding the college-going process (i.e., participating in a college preparation program or obtaining information from a high school counselor regarding college attendance) impacts college matriculation for African Americans in comparison to their counterparts. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10