Predicting College Delay Among Racially Minoritized Students: A Capital Perspective

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Abstract

Delayed college entry reflects how the progress of racially minoritized students in preparing for college is structurally constrained. In this study, I operationalized the concept of cultural capital into academic attributes to identify the predictors of delayed enrollment. Through maximum likelihood estimation, the GED, an institutionalized form of cultural capital, emerged as the strongest negative factor across racially minoritized groups and within each racially minoritized group. The findings have numerous implications for research, education practice, and policy in increasing racially minoritized students’ direct enrollment rate.

Author

• Binh Chi Bui, The University of Texas at El Paso