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Title: Geographic Inquities in Local Higher Education Opportunities? Identifying College Deserts with Critical GIS

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: In a world where one’s future is heavily impacted by having postsecondary education, access to college is a pertinent research topic. Access is a widely researched topic, but only recently has college access been studied specifically. This study proposes a geographic information systems based methodology for quantifying college access at multiple spatial scales. This methodology was implemented with the Python programming language and ArcGIS. A sample of six metropolitan statistical areas were identified and analyzed using the developed methodology. Within this sample, college access varied primarily by socio-economic status although some variation between race/ethnicity was identified. Further research is needed to assess whether these trends are generalizable. Quantification of college access will aid policy-makers to prepare reforms to reduce the inequity of college access.

Url: https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/63375/research.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

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Authors: Christopher, Krause

Institution: University of Missouri-Columbia

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Advisor: Timothy Matisziw

Degree: MA

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Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS

Topics: Education, Other

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