The College Transition for First-Year Students from Rural Oregon Communities

How Rurality Affects Students’ Higher Education Access in Kazakhstan

“…In Canada, rural students are not only less likely to attend higher education but also more likely to drop out than their urban peers (Ames et al, 2014). In Australia, scholars highlight that rurality combined with low socio-economic status produce the greatest educational disadvantages (Ferrier, 2006). In Europe, there is an increasingly broad consensus at the political level about the importance of expanding higher education participation in rural and isolated areas because such participation is a "key indicator of a healthy society" with a significant contribution to economic development (Elliot, 2018, p. 67).…”

Spatial inequality and social class: Suggestions for supporting rural students across social class backgrounds

“…For those rural students who do find themselves on college and university campuses, rural students may have a difficult time transitioning into their college coursework (C. Stone, 2014), even if they achieve an above-average high school GPA (i.e., greater than a 3.5) (Ganss, 2016). They may also be overwhelmed by the cultural atmosphere of larger campuses with more people than they are used to in their hometowns (A.…”

Place‐based identity: A model

“…Workshops can also be facilitated for rural students relating to their identity development and their unique experiences as college students. Topics such as getting involved, making friends, financial aid, connection to family/community, and career planning are all key pieces of rural students' college experiences (e.g., Ardoin, 2018;Bryan & Simmons, 2009;Ganss, 2016;Hand & Payne, 2008;Schultz, 2004) and having these lenses of place-based identity and urbanormativity can help student affairs professionals be more purposeful with their educational activities.…”