While considerable research exists on school availability, education deserts, and school
choice, geography of opportunity emerges as a theoretical framework to support new …

Prior research underscores the pivotal role high school freshman grade-point averages
(FGPA) play in college enrollment, with a focus predominantly on urban settings. This study …

Prior research on college choice indicates parents are the preferred source of information
about college, yet little research exists from the viewpoint of parents, and even less research …

Rural students and the barriers to their postsecondary success have become increased
topics of interest in higher education research. However, most literature has engaged deficit …

While previous research has shown that social class is positively correlated with career
decision self-efficacy (CDSE), how this relationship develops is unclear. This study tested …

This study focuses on the interplay between social origin, location and students' educational
choices. In particular, by using population-wide administrative data from Norway focusing on …

Subgroup analysis is common in higher education research on diverse populations within
larger datasets, where researchers will use processes like categorization, comparison, and …

The decision-making process for potential college students in the United States is
overwhelming because of the volume of information available and the complexity of higher …

The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the effects of a mentoring program on
high school students' academics and attendance. The study took place in a rural public …

This study used a quasi-experimental cohort approach to investigate the impact of early
academic interventions on rural students' academic college readiness as measured by …