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Beyond Access: Persistence Challenges and the Diversity of Low‐Income Students
Author(s) -
Corrigan Melanie E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
new directions for higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0741
pISSN - 0271-0560
DOI - 10.1002/he.99
Subject(s) - persistence (discontinuity) , higher education , diversity (politics) , low income , demographic economics , economic growth , political science , psychology , sociology , economics , geotechnical engineering , engineering , law
Public policy often emphasizes access to higher education, but low‐income students face more difficult challenges on the path to degree attainment. Adult low‐income students have different obligations and goals than their younger counterparts. Institutional leaders and policymakers can encourage persistence among low‐income students with flexible policies that accommodate new enrollment patterns, diverse family structures, and differing educational and economic goals.