Focuses on the diverse set of theoretical frameworks and
methodological approaches that researchers have been using to
understand factors affecting high school graduates' educational
and occupational outcomes as it relates to college enrollment
decisions. Special attention will be paid to issues of access
and success as well as the policies, interventions, and
initiatives developed to address them.
Athena Title
Coll Choice Access and Success
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in EDHI 9070E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to explain the diverse set of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches that have been used to understand factors affecting the educational outcomes of high school students as related to college enrollment decisions.
Students will be able to explain the diverse set of theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches that have been used to understand factors affecting the occupational outcomes of high school students as related to college enrollment decisions.
Students will critique the research literature and develop alternative considerations for theories and explanations of college access, progression, and graduation.
Topical Outline
• Sociological and behavioral economic theories
• College access and success
• College choice as it relates to poverty, minority status, race, and ethnicity
• The transition from high school to college, community colleges, and labor markets
• Inequality in educational opportunity
• Policies, interventions, and initiatives that address inequality in college choice
