Diversion or Democratization: Do Rural, Hispanic, Community College Students Show Signs of Academic Undermatch?. (January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Freeman, Eric
• Is Part Of: Journal of Hispanic higher education. Volume 16:Number 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 97
• Publication Date: 2017-01
• Subjects: Hispanic -- community college -- rural -- academic undermatch -- ethnographic; Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.1982968073
• DOI: 10.1177/1538192716628604
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1927

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between academic undermatch theory and the college-going decisions, experiences, and aspirations of first-generation, rural Hispanic community college students in the new destination meatpacking town of Winstead, Kansas. Ethnographic data from rural high school guidance counselors, community college faculty, and students suggest a need to emend the theory to address dynamic contextual factors such as proximity to home, familismo, place attachments, social networks, geographic location, sense of belonging, and academic validation.