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Saw, Guan K.; Agger, Charlotte A. – Educational Researcher, 2021
Using the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), this study documents that rural and small-town students were significantly less likely to enroll in postsecondary STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree programs, compared with their suburban peers. This study also shows that schools…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Pathways, Rural Areas, Municipalities
Smith, Christian Michael – Grantee Submission, 2020
Studies in social stratification have used siblings as a tool to learn about the intergenerational transmission of advantage but less often have asked how siblings impact one another's life chances. The author draws on social capital theory and hypothesizes that when youths attend college, they increase the probability that their siblings attend…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Siblings, Educational Attainment, Social Capital