Income-Based Gaps in College-Going Activities
High School Classes of 1992 and 2004
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2328541 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Preeya Pandya Mbekeani (0000-0003-1465-0226, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-79 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0407 • E-ISSN: 1939-8573 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00380407221138051 |
| OpenAlex | W4310232774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
There has been widespread concern about widening disparities in parental investments that may be associated with widening gaps in educational attainment. Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002, this study examines parents' investments and engagement in the college-going process for two cohorts of high school students, focusing on adolescents from low- and high-income families. Between the high school classes of 1992 and 2004, income gaps widened in financial preparation for postsecondary education expenses and student college-admissions test-preparation. In contrast, the income gap in parents-child conversations about the college-going process narrowed, due to a larger increase among low-income parents. I examined potential explanations for growing gaps and found evidence supporting both rising income inequality and changing associations between income and college-going activities. Implications for educational attainment gaps are discussed
Academic achievement · Demographic economics · Developmental psychology · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Family income · Higher education · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal study · Low income · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Test (biology) · Demography · Higher Education Research Studies · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
Beyond College for All
College quality and early adult outcomes
Running in Place
Mobility Report Cards
Human Capital
Income Inequality in the United States, 1913-1998
Social Class, Gender, and Contemporary Parenting Standards in the United States
Investment, Saving, and Borrowing for Children
Investing in Children
Regression with Missing Ys
Inequality among American Families with Children, 1975 to 2005
Occupations and the Structure of Wage Inequality in the United States, 1980s to 2000s
Income Inequality and Class Divides in Parental Investments
Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
Social Class and Earnings Inequality
Diverging Disparities
Race, Gender, and Parental College Savings
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |