Rural Postsecondary Encouragement through a Land Grant University County Extension Office
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| Title: | Rural Postsecondary Encouragement through a Land Grant University County Extension Office |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Glenda Droogsma Musoba (ORCID |
| Source: | New Directions for Higher Education. 2024 (205):19-34. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Rural Schools, High Schools, School Counselors, Extension Agents, Land Grant Universities, Extension Education, County Programs, Educational Attainment, Post High School Guidance, Outreach Programs, Educational Counseling, Student Financial Aid, Enrollment Influences |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| DOI: | 10.1002/he.20483 |
| ISSN: | 0271-0560 1536-0741 |
| Abstract: | Rural students graduate from high school at higher rates but go to college at lower rate than their urban and suburban peers. To take on the educational attainment challenge for rural students, we need to know more about postsecondary encouragement programs. This study examined a pilot postsecondary encouragement program in 11 rural high schools with two questions: How do high school counselors support students' plans for life after high school through a land-grant outreach program? How is a university outreach program utilized in these schools? This qualitative case study used 17 individual interviews with school counselors and county extension agents. According to school counselors, the postsecondary encouragement program increased financial aid applications and student interest in college going. County extension agents were a trusted bridge between the program and the local high schools. Tracking student milestones helped school counselors serve all students, and program experts provided workshops for students and parents. Campus visits helped students visualize themselves as college students, yet financial concerns dominated the students' college choices. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1424113 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Rural students graduate from high school at higher rates but go to college at lower rate than their urban and suburban peers. To take on the educational attainment challenge for rural students, we need to know more about postsecondary encouragement programs. This study examined a pilot postsecondary encouragement program in 11 rural high schools with two questions: How do high school counselors support students' plans for life after high school through a land-grant outreach program? How is a university outreach program utilized in these schools? This qualitative case study used 17 individual interviews with school counselors and county extension agents. According to school counselors, the postsecondary encouragement program increased financial aid applications and student interest in college going. County extension agents were a trusted bridge between the program and the local high schools. Tracking student milestones helped school counselors serve all students, and program experts provided workshops for students and parents. Campus visits helped students visualize themselves as college students, yet financial concerns dominated the students' college choices. |
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| ISSN: | 0271-0560 1536-0741 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/he.20483 |
