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Serving the Whole Student: Addressing Nonacademic Barriers Facing Rural Community College Students
Author(s) -
WatersBailey Stacy,
McGraw Matthew S.,
Barr Jason
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.20372
Subject(s) - food insecurity , community college , face (sociological concept) , mental health , public relations , rural community , medical education , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , political science , medicine , food security , socioeconomics , ecology , social science , psychotherapist , biology , agriculture
This chapter offers strategies for creating support resources for students who face nonacademic barriers such as housing insecurity, food insecurity, lack of transportation and dependable childcare, and the need for mental health care and illness. These strategies should be viewed as ideas to help retain students and create lasting partnerships between rural community colleges and community organizations.