Can Technology Promote College Access for Youths From Diverse Backgrounds?

• In Event: 43.039 - Beneficial or Detrimental: Critical Perspectives on Technology and Student Cognitive, Behavioral, and Academic Performance

Abstract

This study explored college access patterns and associated factors for racial and linguistic minority youths to identify ways to promote college access. This study conducted a discrete-time survival analysis, by tracing youths for eight years using the Educational Longitudinal Study, a US nationally representative dataset. This study found significantly lower college access rates for racial/linguistic minority youths than for comparable Caucasian English-Speaking students. Controlling for other variables, Internet access at home and computer uses for educational purposes were identified as potential ways to support college access for racial/linguistic minority youths.

Author

• Sunha Kim, University at Buffalo - SUNY