CULTURAL CAPITAL EFFICACY IN PARENTAL AND STUDENT ALIGNED EXPECTATIONS FOR POSTSECONDARY MATRICULATION

Authors

  • Sarah P. Maxwell Associate Professor, Department of Public and Nonprofit Management, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas.
  • Connie L. McNeely Professor, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University.
  • Julia L. Carboni Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Abstract

This exploratory study uses a cultural capital framework to examine the critical issue of goal alignment between parent and student expectations in predicting postsecondary matriculation. Addressing cultural capital in terms of functional specificity, the research expands and contributes to the related literature by focusing particularly on aligned ambitions and by delving deeper into the documented “action steps” taken by students to reach their stated postsecondary goals. Also, by separating two- and four-year college enrollment outcomes, clear differences are revealed among student expectations and action steps relative to overall college matriculation and educational attainment goals.

Published

2023-09-28

How to Cite

Maxwell, S. P., McNeely, C. L., & Carboni, J. L. (2023). CULTURAL CAPITAL EFFICACY IN PARENTAL AND STUDENT ALIGNED EXPECTATIONS FOR POSTSECONDARY MATRICULATION. Interdisciplinary Journal of Education and Humanities, 9(1), 9–22. Retrieved from https://sadijournals.org/index.php/ijeh/article/view/465

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): January-March

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