Real and imagined barriers to college entry: Perceptions of cost

Article Abstract:

A study drawing attention to the magnitude of misinformation parents have about higher cost of education and to the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic dimensions on misperceptions of college costs, is presented. Results show that the conditional distributions of parent's tuition estimates support the hypothesis that disadvantaged parents are more prone to error in their estimates of the costs of college than advantaged parents.

Analysis, Economic aspects, College costs, Higher education costs, Social stratification, Socially handicapped, Disadvantaged persons, Educational sociology

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Why do minorities participate less? The effects of immigration, education, and electoral process on Asian American voter registration and turnout

Article Abstract:

The study evaluates the utility of the explanations such as socioeconomic, acculturation, differential return, and institutional barrier for low voter participation rates of Asian Americans and other racial minorities. The counterfactual analyses suggest that the differences in voter turnout between Asian Americans and Whites would virtually disappear in the absence of voter registration.

Asian Americans, Civil rights, Voter registration

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Social origin and college opportunity expectations across cohorts

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The trends in the effects of social origin on the college opportunity expectations of three cohorts of high school seniors are studied. Results concluded that social origin continues to play an important role in determining the college opportunity expectations.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Cohort analysis, Race, College applications, Report

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