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Luie, Siu Ming – ProQuest LLC, 2010
College-choice studies have long been conducted to help colleges improve their recruitment strategies (Chapman, 1981; Hossler & Gallagher, 1987; Jackson, 1982; Litten, 1982). The dominant college-choice models and studies have, however, focused solely on traditional aged students seeking to enroll in four-year colleges/universities upon high…
Descriptors: Working Class, Community Colleges, College Choice, Decision Making
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Valadez, James R. – Review of Higher Education, 1996
A study at one rural community college investigated the process by which the students made decisions about their lives. Results suggest social position and class culture are a form of cultural capital in higher education, and that the community college is not organized to take advantage of working-class students' skills and knowledge, but operates…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Community Colleges, Cultural Context