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Gannon  \nKansas State University, Butler Community College, [jlgannon@ksu.edu](jlgannon@ksu.edu)  \nFollow this and additional works at: [https://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations](https://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations)  \n Part of the Education Commons  \nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.  \nRecommended Citation  \nGannon, Jenna L. (2022) \"Exploring College Choice Experiences of Rural Students Through Creative Nonfiction,\" Educational Considerations: Vol. 48: No. 2. [https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2330](https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2330)  \n[This Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in](This Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in)[ ](This Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in)[Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information](Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information), please [contact](contact cads@k-state.edu)[ cads@k-state.edu](contact cads@k-state.edu).  \nExploring College Choice Experiences of Rural Students Through Creative Nonfiction  \nCover Page Footnote  \nA special thank you to the participants for being willing to learn with me through this project and for being willing to share openly and honestly. Thank you to my mom, professors, and work family for supporting and encouraging me through this project.  \nThis article is available in Educational Considerations: [https://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations/vol48/iss2/7](https://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations/vol48/iss2/7)  \nExploring College Choice Experiences of Rural Students  \nthrough Creative Nonfiction  \nJenna Gannon  \nIntroduction  \nThe process of making the choice to attend college, where to attend, and for what major, is a  \ncomplex decision for prospective students. I graduated from a rural high school with a class of 44 situated in a small town in Kansas. A college education was always the step I assumed for myself after completing high school. So, I asked,“What was it that set my expectations and experiences  \napart from my peers who did not pursue a college education, or those who started five or ten  \nyears later? Was it my involvement in all those extra-curricular activities that gave me the drive to succeed? Was it because I had already had experiences on college campuses that made me feel  \nlike I had a right to go, and that I already belonged? What is it that motivated me to pursue  \nadvanced degrees?”  \nPerna (2006) described in detail the complexity of factors that affect student college choice  \nincluding four layers,“(1) the individual’s habitus; (2) school and community context; (3) the  \nhigher education context; and (4) the broader social, economic, and policy context”(p. 116) .  \nAlthough college choice literature thoroughly establishes the four main layers of college choice,  \nit focuses mainly on non-rural populations or does not address the differences between the  \ncollege aspirations of urban/suburban versus rural students. Contemporary authors argue that it is  \nessential more research is done to consider rural students because their college attendance rates  \nare lower than those of their urban and suburban peers (Ardoin, 2018; Barr, 2018; Longhurst,  \n2014; Pesko, 2020) .  \nEven within the current literature that explores rural student college choice, most studies are  \ncentered in the rural southeast or rural northeast (e.g., Harris, 2013; Hlinka et al., 2015; Wright,  \n2012). In addition, many studies focusing on rural student col","cbCaivJUDxcRfGlL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivJUDxcRfGlL","pdf",503326,28,"English","# Introduction\n# Theoretical Framework\n# Research Questions\n# Methodological Positioning","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the research described in the document?\",\"answer\":\"To explore how rural students in southeastern and south-central Kansas understand their college choice process, including whether to attend college, where to attend, and which major to choose.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document characterize the factors that influence student college choice?\",\"answer\":\"It references a framework with four layers: the individual’s habitus, school and community context, higher education context, and broader social, economic, and policy context.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the document argue additional research is needed on rural students?\",\"answer\":\"Because existing college choice research often focuses on non-rural populations or lacks clear comparisons between urban/suburban and rural students, while rural attendance rates are described as lower.\"}]","Exploring College Choice Experiences of Rural Students Through Creative Nonfiction - Article 7 - July 2022 | PDF",1792095580,71]