{"title":"Bad Lessons: Policy Feedback and the Democratic Costs of Student Loan Debt","authors":"Travis Johnston, Erin O’Brien","doi":"10.1353/rhe.0.a933011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.0.a933011","url":null,"abstract":"Student loan debt is at record levels in the United States. The negative psychological and financial effects for borrowers are well-documented. This article turns to the individual-level political effects of student loan debt. Rooted in the policy feedback literature, we examine whether the rise in student loan debt is associated with negative feedback effects for democratic engagement, and how this affects participatory inequality. We find that individuals who took on debt but did not obtain an associate’s or bachelor’s degree (“stop-out”) are less interested in politics and heard less by their government. Policy design in American higher education inculcates bad lessons for democracy","PeriodicalId":512113,"journal":{"name":"The Review of Higher Education","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141706275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"At the Crossroads: Postsecondary Education Access Opportunities and Constraints for Rural Black Students","authors":"Darris R. Means","doi":"10.1353/rhe.0.a930422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.0.a930422","url":null,"abstract":"This longitudinal qualitative study delves into the nuanced dynamics of postsecondary education access and choice for 23 rural Black students during their senior year of high school. Employing a multifaceted methodological approach encompassing interviews, visual data, and geospatial data, this research illuminates conditions that influence postsecondary education access and opportunity for rural Black youth. Results highlight how postsecondary education opportunity for rural Black students is shaped by local Black social networks, institutional contexts and climates, proximity to hometown, postsecondary education costs and affordability, as well as the intersecting forces of class, racial, and spatial inequities. This study also demonstrates how participants’ meaning making of these conditions changed over time, thereby influencing their postsecondary education trajectories and decision-making processes. This research contributes insights into the shifting dynamics, meaning making, and forces that shape postsecondary education access for rural Black youth over time, providing implications for creating more equitable postsecondary education opportunities for rural Black youth.","PeriodicalId":512113,"journal":{"name":"The Review of Higher Education","volume":"4 5","pages":"-"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141393964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathways to Religious Pluralism in College: A Critical Analysis of Identity, Campus Contexts, and Engagement","authors":"Alyssa N. Rockenbach, Matthew J. Mayhew","doi":"10.1353/rhe.0.a924062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.0.a924062","url":null,"abstract":"This study, based on the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS), examined pathways to pluralism\u0000orientation among more than 5,700 students who attended 118 U.S. colleges\u0000and universities between 2015 and 2019. Grounded in Critical Religious\u0000Pluralism Theory (CRPT), the analysis elevated the role of identities and contexts in pluralism progression, maintenance, and decline, illuminating\u0000the importance of climate, culture, support, and interfaith engagement in\u0000college students’ pluralism development. Implications are discussed to guide\u0000educators committed to advancing justice, equity, and social change in higher\u0000education and beyond.","PeriodicalId":512113,"journal":{"name":"The Review of Higher Education","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140404549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predictors of Bachelor's Degree Completion among Rural Students at Four-Year Institutions.","authors":"Soo-Yong Byun, Matthew J Irvin, Judith L Meece","doi":"10.1353/rhe.2012.0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/rhe.2012.0023","url":null,"abstract":"Using the National Education Longitudinal Study, this study explored various factors that predicted bachelor’s degree attainment among rural youth attending a four-year institution. Results showed that Hispanic origin, family income, parental educational expectations, the rigor of the high school curriculum, timing and intensity of college enrollment, and participation in Greek social clubs were significant predictors. Contrary to expectations, gender, parental education, family structure, number of siblings, institutional features of the college first attended, and participation in intramural athletics and student government were insignificant predictors. The discussion highlights implications for secondary and postsecondary policies.","PeriodicalId":512113,"journal":{"name":"The Review of Higher Education","volume":"35 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1353/rhe.2012.0023","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32021201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}