Is Opportunity Knocking

Low-Income Students’ Perceptions of College and Financial Aid

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3759380
AutoresMari Luna De La Rosa (0000-0001-5456-5072, University of Southern California, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume49
Fascículo12
Páginas1670-1686
Data de publicação2006-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002764206289139
OpenAlexW2056804993
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas35
Referências citadas6

This research study attempts to answer questions regarding how low-income students hear about college and financial aid information and what the impact of this information is on their college opportunity. Findings from a student survey of 11th and 12th graders in seven Southern California low-income high schools illustrate that low-income students make sense of this information within their school culture, perceptions of college affordability, and family backgrounds. Results suggest that college- and financial aid-related information as a means to create college opportunity is not having the impact it should for low-income students

Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Family income · Low income · Medical education · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance