Participation Type
Paper
Presentation #1 Title
Preparing them to Stay: Rural Brain Drain and Appalachian Low-income, First-generation college students
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Rural brain drain in Appalachia is not a new phenomenon. The question that is posed as part of this dissertation research is: Are schools and college access programs preparing rural Appalachian students to stay in the region or are they preparing those who are seeking higher education to pursue a life elsewhere instead of contributing to their hometowns in the form of human and economic capital? As well as, what cultural factors play into student's decisions to stay or leave the region? This presentation will include findings from a research study done on the experience of rural Appalachian Trio students as well as insight from a participant in the study on her experience with choosing to stay or leave the region after obtaining a college degree.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Tiffany Pennock Arnold is a Southeast Ohio native and a recent doctoral graduate from Ohio University in Teacher Education, where her research focused on the lived experience of Rural Appalachian low-income, first generation college students. She is also the Assistant Director of the Ohio University Trio Student Support Services program.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Kenna Reynolds Warren is from Southeast Ohio and is a recent graduate of the Master of Education, College Student Personnel program at Ohio University. Kenna currently serve as an Admissions Counselor for WVU at Parkersburg working with West Virginia High Schools and International Students. Her research interests include educational access for rural youth and the historical implications of resource extraction on the current climate of higher education within the Appalachian region.
Conference Subthemes
Education, Migration
Preparing them to Stay: Rural Brain Drain and Appalachian Low-income, First-generation college students
Rural brain drain in Appalachia is not a new phenomenon. The question that is posed as part of this dissertation research is: Are schools and college access programs preparing rural Appalachian students to stay in the region or are they preparing those who are seeking higher education to pursue a life elsewhere instead of contributing to their hometowns in the form of human and economic capital? As well as, what cultural factors play into student's decisions to stay or leave the region? This presentation will include findings from a research study done on the experience of rural Appalachian Trio students as well as insight from a participant in the study on her experience with choosing to stay or leave the region after obtaining a college degree.
