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Mara Casey Tieken – University of Chicago Press, 2025
Through the stories of nine rural, first-generation students and their families, "Educated Out" shows how geography shapes college opportunities, from admission to postgraduation options. A former third-grade teacher in rural Tennessee, education researcher Mara Casey Tieken watched as her former students graduated high school. She was…
Descriptors: Colleges, Rural Population, First Generation College Students, Access to Education
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Ali, Shoukot; Sarker, Md Fouad Hossain; Islam, M. Saiful; Islam, Md Kabirul; Al Mahmud, Rafi – Tertiary Education and Management, 2021
This study examines how students from rural areas in Bangladesh face particular challenges in adapting to university dormitories in urban areas. There has been an increase in the number of students migrating from rural areas of Bangladesh to the cities for pursuing higher studies. These students face numerous challenges to adapt themselves to a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Adjustment, Acculturation
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Drummond, Aaron; Halsey, R. John; van Breda, Marja – Education in Rural Australia, 2011
The present study investigated rural residents' perceived importance of university presence in rural, regional and remote Australia. The present data indicate that the presence of university in rural areas is perceived as highly important by both rural and urban citizens. Results indicate that rural residents perceive that there is a need for…
Descriptors: Universities, Rural Schools, School Attitudes, Rural Areas