Higher Education and Economic Mobility: Who Punches Above Their Weight?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabella L. Roman ◽  
William C. Wood ◽  
Scott Niederjohn
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Mobility

scholarly journals More Than Just Hard Work: Educational Policies to Facilitate Economic Mobility

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Wendy R. Williams ◽  
Harmony A. Reppond
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Equal Opportunity ◽  
Behavioral Science ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Economic Mobility ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Class Mobility ◽  
Low Income College Students

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing class-based inequities in education and as a result highlighted the role of structural supports (e.g., food, stable housing, income) promoting economic opportunity. Although social class mobility is often attributed to perceptions of hard work, science does not support these dominant narratives. Instead, access to quality education and structural supports correlate with economic uplift. By eliminating structural barriers to low-income college students’ degree completion and coordinating efforts to assist low-income students, policymakers can restore the promise of economic mobility through education. This article focuses on the psychological and behavioral science that should inform higher education policy. As the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, a structure-based, scientific approach to facilitate equal opportunity in higher education is vital to spurring greater economic mobility and avoiding further entrenchment of economic inequalities.

scholarly journals Crossing the Finish Line

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
Jill Flees ◽  
Joe O'Shea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Postsecondary Institutions ◽  
Economic Mobility ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Finish Line ◽  
Key Features

Each year, hundreds of thousands of students leave higher education without earning their degree. Helping these students return and complete their degree is an enormous opportunity for higher education to propel social and economic mobility for students and their broader communities. With limited resources at postsecondary institutions, however, most institutional attention tends to go to students currently enrolled, not those who were enrolled. In this case study of Florida State University’s Completion Campaign, we detail how a low-cost, high-impact effort has helped over 1,600 students in four years return to complete their degrees. We illustrate the key features and components of the program, its impact on student success, and considerations for institutions who may want to adopt similar approaches.

Cluttering in the Communicative Disorders Curriculum

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-57
Author(s):  
John A. Tetnowski
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Opportunities For Learning ◽  
Communicative Disorders ◽  
Theoretical Issues

Abstract Cluttering is discussed openly in the fluency literature, but few educational opportunities for learning more about cluttering exist in higher education. The purpose of this manuscript is to explain how a seminar in cluttering was developed for a group of communication disorders doctoral students. The major theoretical issues, educational questions, and conclusions are discussed.

Systems of Oppression in Geriatric Clinical Service Delivery

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Diane L. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Hard Work ◽  
Clinical Service ◽  
Meaningful Change ◽  
Important Work ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Medical Institutions

Purpose The purpose of this article was to extend the concepts of systems of oppression in higher education to the clinical setting where communication and swallowing services are delivered to geriatric persons, and to begin a conversation as to how clinicians can disrupt oppression in their workplace. Conclusions As clinical service providers to geriatric persons, it is imperative to understand systems of oppression to affect meaningful change. As trained speech-language pathologists and audiologists, we hold power and privilege in the medical institutions in which we work and are therefore obligated to do the hard work. Suggestions offered in this article are only the start of this important work.

Outcomes Measurement in Higher Education: Graduate Program Admission Issues

1998 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Linda Cleeland ◽  
Ellen Meyer Gregg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Outcomes Measurement
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