A Qualitative Study Exploring the Decision-Making Experiences to Participate in High-Impact Practices

Grabsch, Dustin K.; Webb, Stephanie; Moore, Lori L.; Dooley, Kim E.

doi:10.1353/csj.2021.0006

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“…Social class distinction can start as early as preschool, where children tend to group based on similarities by using signaling received from adults to create their own peer cultures and interpretations of the world (Brison, 2014). Though college ideally is a place of equal footing, opportunities like internships and study-abroad programs require cultural or social capital, limiting them to certain students (Grabsch et al, 2021;Lee, 2016).…”

Section: Social Class and Impacts On Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Collegiate social class and connectedness: class in a transitional period of life

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Jennings-Rentz

Kunovich

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PurposeThis research study set out to answer the following question: How does social class relate to social connectedness in college?Design/methodology/approachThe authors operationalized a nonexperimental, cross-sectional and analytical study design to analyze 271 survey responses.FindingsThis study illustrates that discretionary income has the most dramatic practical significance on the social connectedness of undergraduate students at the research site. As the body of knowledge regarding effective measures of social class for collegians increases, institutions should consider more innovative measures like discretionary spending, perceived social class and others during this unique transitional period of life.Originality/valueA widened perspective of social class in college could aid in supporting the university and college goals of student success and social well-being.

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Section: Social Class and Impacts On Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%