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Exploring Rural Engineering Students’ College-Choice Process At Two Land-Grant Universities, Rachel Worsham, Ashley Clayton, Joy Gaston Graves
Exploring Rural Engineering Students’ College-Choice Process At Two Land-Grant Universities, Rachel Worsham, Ashley Clayton, Joy Gaston Graves
The Rural Educator
This qualitative case study examines the college choice decisions of rural students enrolled in engineering majors to understand what conditions and experiences led rural students to pursue engineering at their institution. We found four themes that help illuminate rural engineering students’ college choice journeys (1) The Inextricable Nature of College, Major, and Career Choice (2) “The Smart Person Thing to Do:” The Power of Prestige, (3) “Are You Sure You Don’t Want to Change your Major?” Dissonance Between Aspirations and Expectations, and (4) School and Community as Crucial Resources in College and Major Exploration. These findings have implications for those …
Meeting Students Where They Are: Trauma-Informed Approaches In Rural Schools, Maria Frankland
Meeting Students Where They Are: Trauma-Informed Approaches In Rural Schools, Maria Frankland
The Rural Educator
Twenty-five percent of U.S. schoolchildren attend a rural school. Yet, rural school issues are typically subsumed by debates focused on urban problems and the misguided notion of ample resources available for their remediation. These assumptions belie the reality of the spatial mismatch that exists for rural schools, especially around mental health supports. Adverse childhood experiences and trauma disproportionately affect rural schoolchildren, putting them at greater risk of academic underachievement and other negative throughout the lifespan. Trauma-informed approaches in rural schools may mitigate the effects of childhood adversity and help close achievement gaps for rural students. Rural schools and students have …