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How High School Contexts Shape the College Choices of High-achieving, Low-SES Students: why a "college-going" Culture is Not Enough

Shani Adia Evans

出版	University of Pennsylvania, 2016
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xA_XswEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

I identify three aspects of the high school experience that deterred elite college enrollment among high achieving students. First, students were unable to access high-level courses that would facilitate their access to elite colleges. Additionally, students and teachers alike were often unaware of the importance of taking high-level courses, such as calculus, for elite college admission. Second, students at both schools had minimal access to recruiters from elite colleges. Not only were recruiters from non-elite and non-selective colleges more likely to visit, they were more effective in addressing students' concerns about cost, transportation and standard of living in college. Finally, many teachers and students doubted that an elite college education was desirable. Teachers had limited familiarity with elite colleges. Moreover, because of the concerns about student debt, teachers actively deterred students from any private institution. Overall, the study helps to explain the role high schools can play in limiting students' opportunities to enroll in elite colleges and universities.