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Research paper thumbnail of Finding money on the table: Information, financial aid, and access to college

The Journal of Higher Education, Jul 1, 2009

This article considers trends in state aid and research suggesting that low-income high school st... more This article considers trends in state aid and research suggesting that low-income high school students do not prepare for college because they believe it is unaffordable. Authors posit a cultural ecological framework for examining how students think about going to and paying for college, asserting that preparation for college and financial aid is multifaceted and longitudinal.

Research paper thumbnail of The internet and college access: Challenges for low-income students

American Academic (3), Jan 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Internet Inequalities: Financial Aid, the Internet, and Low-Income Students

American Behavioral Scientist, Jan 1, 2006

This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build th... more This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build their perceptions, make their decisions, and engage in financial aid activities. Data are gathered from the results of focus groups and case studies. Findings suggest that low-income students do have access to computers but lack the knowledge and support needed to navigate the financial aid resources available online.

Research paper thumbnail of Fictive Kin and Social Capital: The Role of Peer Groups in Applying and Paying for College

American Behavioral Scientist, Jan 1, 2006

In this article, the authors suggest that peers have the potential to create fictive kin networks... more In this article, the authors suggest that peers have the potential to create fictive kin networks, and in this role, peers become a social support that helps enable a culture of success. Discussing peer counselors and their role in helping students understand financial aid, the authors’ purpose is to suggest that peer groups— as social relationships that cut across classroom connections— create a viable solution that helps youth attain access to college. Findings from focus groups, observations, and interviews suggest that students benefit from the socioemotional and informational aspects of participating in peer counseling programs.

Research paper thumbnail of School Counsel: How Appropriate Guidance Affects Educational Equity.

Detrimental differences in educational opportunities for students of color continue to exist in t... more Detrimental differences in educational opportunities for students of color continue to exist in the post-Brown United States. This article focuses on inequities in access to higher education by addressing the following question: How do disparities in counseling services affect college access for students of color? Guided by a review of the literature, authors use data from a qualitative case study of high school guidance in an overcrowded school to illustrate the complexity of advising duties, structural constraints on effective guidance, and the effects of insufficient counseling on student perceptions of their support systems with regard to college-going.

Research paper thumbnail of Addressing financial aid in college preparation programs

The Education Resources Institute (TERI), Jul 2004

This paper considers research pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs. The pa... more This paper considers research pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs. The paper begins by defining college preparation programs and how financial aid has been utilized in these programs. The authors point out that information pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs has been rarely employed and rarely researched. Using the little research that does exist on college preparation programs and financial aid, the authors then suggest are search agenda that might be undertaken to determine the utility of having a financial aid component in college preparation programs. By considering the current research on college preparation programs, the authors conclude with the following question: If research on college preparation and financial aid were to be conducted what might it look like?

Research paper thumbnail of Access and Financial Aid: How American-Indian Students Pay for College.

Journal of College Admission, Jan 1, 2007

EJ783975 - Access and Financial Aid: How American-Indian Students Pay for College.

Research paper thumbnail of Color and the Academy

Educational Researcher, Jan 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Financial Aid and Access to College: The Public Policy Challenges

American Behavioral Scientist , Jan 1, 2006

... In an optimistic article based on interviews with high school students, Kristan Venegas sugge... more ... In an optimistic article based on interviews with high school students, Kristan Venegas suggests that low-income students actually have a significant potential to access the Internet in ways that might make information available to them that was previously inaccessible. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Finding money on the table: Information, financial aid, and access to college

The Journal of Higher Education, Jul 1, 2009

This article considers trends in state aid and research suggesting that low-income high school st... more This article considers trends in state aid and research suggesting that low-income high school students do not prepare for college because they believe it is unaffordable. Authors posit a cultural ecological framework for examining how students think about going to and paying for college, asserting that preparation for college and financial aid is multifaceted and longitudinal.

Research paper thumbnail of The internet and college access: Challenges for low-income students

American Academic (3), Jan 1, 2007

Research paper thumbnail of Internet Inequalities: Financial Aid, the Internet, and Low-Income Students

American Behavioral Scientist, Jan 1, 2006

This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build th... more This article focuses on the Web-based resources available to low-income students as they build their perceptions, make their decisions, and engage in financial aid activities. Data are gathered from the results of focus groups and case studies. Findings suggest that low-income students do have access to computers but lack the knowledge and support needed to navigate the financial aid resources available online.

Research paper thumbnail of Fictive Kin and Social Capital: The Role of Peer Groups in Applying and Paying for College

American Behavioral Scientist, Jan 1, 2006

In this article, the authors suggest that peers have the potential to create fictive kin networks... more In this article, the authors suggest that peers have the potential to create fictive kin networks, and in this role, peers become a social support that helps enable a culture of success. Discussing peer counselors and their role in helping students understand financial aid, the authors’ purpose is to suggest that peer groups— as social relationships that cut across classroom connections— create a viable solution that helps youth attain access to college. Findings from focus groups, observations, and interviews suggest that students benefit from the socioemotional and informational aspects of participating in peer counseling programs.

Research paper thumbnail of School Counsel: How Appropriate Guidance Affects Educational Equity.

Detrimental differences in educational opportunities for students of color continue to exist in t... more Detrimental differences in educational opportunities for students of color continue to exist in the post-Brown United States. This article focuses on inequities in access to higher education by addressing the following question: How do disparities in counseling services affect college access for students of color? Guided by a review of the literature, authors use data from a qualitative case study of high school guidance in an overcrowded school to illustrate the complexity of advising duties, structural constraints on effective guidance, and the effects of insufficient counseling on student perceptions of their support systems with regard to college-going.

Research paper thumbnail of Addressing financial aid in college preparation programs

The Education Resources Institute (TERI), Jul 2004

This paper considers research pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs. The pa... more This paper considers research pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs. The paper begins by defining college preparation programs and how financial aid has been utilized in these programs. The authors point out that information pertaining to financial aid in college preparation programs has been rarely employed and rarely researched. Using the little research that does exist on college preparation programs and financial aid, the authors then suggest are search agenda that might be undertaken to determine the utility of having a financial aid component in college preparation programs. By considering the current research on college preparation programs, the authors conclude with the following question: If research on college preparation and financial aid were to be conducted what might it look like?

Research paper thumbnail of Access and Financial Aid: How American-Indian Students Pay for College.

Journal of College Admission, Jan 1, 2007

EJ783975 - Access and Financial Aid: How American-Indian Students Pay for College.

Research paper thumbnail of Color and the Academy

Educational Researcher, Jan 1, 2004

Research paper thumbnail of Financial Aid and Access to College: The Public Policy Challenges

American Behavioral Scientist , Jan 1, 2006

... In an optimistic article based on interviews with high school students, Kristan Venegas sugge... more ... In an optimistic article based on interviews with high school students, Kristan Venegas suggests that low-income students actually have a significant potential to access the Internet in ways that might make information available to them that was previously inaccessible. ...