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Let's Give ‘em Something to Talk About: Spurring College Conversations Among Rural Students, Schools, and Families

Let's Give ‘em Something to Talk About: Spurring College Conversations Among Rural Students, Schools, and Families

Crystal R. Chambers
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781799827870|ISBN10: 1799827879|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799827887|EISBN13: 9781799827894
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch013
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Chambers, Crystal R. "Let's Give ‘em Something to Talk About: Spurring College Conversations Among Rural Students, Schools, and Families." Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty, edited by H. Carol Greene, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 279-294. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch013

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Chambers, C. R. (2020). Let's Give ‘em Something to Talk About: Spurring College Conversations Among Rural Students, Schools, and Families. In H. Greene, B. Zugelder, & J. Manner (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty (pp. 279-294). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch013

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Chambers, Crystal R. "Let's Give ‘em Something to Talk About: Spurring College Conversations Among Rural Students, Schools, and Families." In Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty, edited by H. Carol Greene, Bryan S. Zugelder, and Jane C. Manner, 279-294. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2787-0.ch013

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Abstract

Rural students are more likely to complete their high school diploma but less likely than urban or suburban students to enroll in college. This is in part due to exposure to college and social capital, particularly differential access to social networks including individuals with college degrees. Schools can play a role in bridging the social capital gap as school teachers and counselors are individuals with college degrees who live in and near rural communities. In this vein, teachers and counselors can inspire the college aspirations of rural students, a prerequisite for student engagement in college choice processes.

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