Over the past half century, scholars in the interdisciplinary field of judgment and decision
making have amassed a trove of findings, theories, and prescriptions regarding the …

This qualitative case study explores the career and educational aspirations, college choice
process, and college barriers and opportunities of 26 rural, African American high school …

While college education is a key to upward mobility, low-income students are substantially
less likely to earn bachelor's degrees than their more economically advantaged peers. Prior …

This paper sets out an argument and approach for moving beyond a primarily arts‐based
conceptualization of cultural capital, as has been the tendency within Bourdieusian …

This book explores how belonging differs based on students' social identities, such as race,
gender, sexual orientation, or the conditions they encounter on campus. Belonging—with …

Parental involvement in education remains important for facilitating positive youth
development. This study conceptualized parental involvement as a multidimensional …

This study examines how interactions with institutional agents (faculty and academic
counselors) and select student support programs influence success (ie, grade point …

Background/Context There have been numerous studies conducted in the higher education
literature to determine whether parental education is related to the academic plans and …

Building sustainable diversity in higher education isn't just the right thing to do—it is an
imperative for institutional excellence and for a pluralistic society that works. In Diversity's …

Creating the conditions that foster student success in college has never been more
important. As many as four-fifths of high school graduates need some form of postsecondary …