The Complex Decision-Making Processes of Rural Emerging Adults
Counseling Beyond Dualism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11258130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donna M San Antonio (0000-0002-0700-3138, Lesley University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 246-269 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0161956x.2016.1151749 |
| OpenAlex | W2318065189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 37 |
Rural adolescents approach the transition out of high school with individual concerns about making an emotionally or financially expensive “mistake,” family concerns about young people leaving home, and national and local concerns about declining rural economies and out-migration. The literature concerning this topic considers factors that influence youth aspirations in rural areas, such as economic barriers, the way higher education is valued, and perceptions of rural places as lacking in opportunity. However, there has been little study of the myriad interpersonal, emotional, and self-identity inputs that are part of the decision-making processes of rural emerging adults, and little is known about how the aspirations of rural youth play out over time. This article, based on the findings of a qualitative longitudinal study, considers the way rural emerging adults weighed options, understood constraints and opportunities, and took action on behalf of their aspirations to make something meaningful of their lives. Research participants were engaged in a process of decision making that was multifaceted, nuanced, and purposeful, and the results of the research made it clear that we need to think beyond the dualisms of staying or leaving, college or not. Counselors must be prepared to “stay complex” and help rural emerging adults anticipate ecological transitions, find coping mechanisms, and cut through binaries to explore alternative pathways, creative identities, and multiple meanings of success
Coping (psychology · Interpersonal communication · Mistake · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Rural area · Social science · Sociology · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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Possibility and Constraint in the Lives of Young Rural Workers in the United States
Social Capital and Residential Decision Making Among Rural and Nonrural College Graduates
Master Narratives surrounding Rural Emerging Adult Migration
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Proximity, Prosperity, and Participation
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Widening Rural-Urban Disparities in Youth Suicides, United States, 1996-2010
Negative Effects of Traditional Middle Schools on Students' Motivation
Adolescent Lives in Transition
Identity
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Substance Abuse by Youth and Young Adults in Rural America
No Time to Fool Around with The Wrong Education
Rural Education for the Twenty-First Century
Mental Health of Rural Young Adults
Educational Sorting and Residential Aspirations Among Rural High School Students
Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Educational Attainment Revisited
Naturalistic inquiry
Emerging Adulthood
The Life Course as Developmental Theory
Emerging adulthood
Social Cognitive Theory
The Rural School Counselor
On Understanding Understanding
The Role of Social Capital in Educational Aspirations of Rural Youth
Where are they going? A comparison of urban and rural youths' locational choices after leaving the parental home
Not making the transition to college
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |