The Cultural Journeys of Rural, Poor and Working-Class College Students

Policy and Practice to Support Degree Attainment

Ty C. McNamee

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040376904
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Inclusive Education

With the goal of improving efforts and initiatives to promote college completion, this book offers an engaging, in-depth analysis of the cultural journeys of rural, poor and working-class college students. By examining select student stories through the lens of cultural flexibility, cultural integration, and cultural capital and wealth, the author derives a collective understanding of how these students navigate their college experiences, informing key recommendations for practice and policy. This volume will be of interest to higher education researchers and scholars studying rurality, social class, equity, and college success and completion, as well as practitioners and policymakers looking to more effectively enroll and retain rural, poor and working-class college students.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Endorsements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• 1. The Importance of Focusing on Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Education
• 2. Rurality, Social Class, and Culture: Considerations for Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students’ Cultural Journeys in Higher Education
• 3. The Cultural Journeys of Seven Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Education
• 4. Toward a Collective Understanding of Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students in Higher Education
• 5. Using Practice and Policy to Support Rural, Poor and Working-Class Students from College Enrollment to Attainment
• Study Appendix
• Index