본문

서브메뉴

Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity
Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Eco...
Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity

Detailed Information

자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260202103143
ISBN  
9798286490905
DDC  
385
저자명  
Nichols, Aqshems Meten E.
서명/저자  
Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Berkeley, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
98 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Shaheen, Susan;Walker, Joan.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약This dissertation examines how transportation barriers impact community college (CC) students' ability to achieve their academic objectives. Although CCs serve as critical pathways to educational and economic opportunities for marginalized populations, transportation accessibility remains an overlooked variable in student success. The transition to a CC often signifies a meaningful achievement for a broad segment of the population. For some, securing adequate funding and initiating formal application procedures can seem like insurmountable hurdles. CCs, also known as two-year colleges or junior colleges, are a critical component of the U.S. higher education system. CCs offer an extensive range of courses that lead to associate degrees, certificates, or self-paced learning options, often allowing students to earn credits transferable to four-year institutions for bachelor's or advanced degrees (Kerr & Wood, 2022). CCs are critical to enhancing equitable access to higher education for first-generation college students, individuals from groups historically excluded from higher education, older learners, and workers seeking to enhance their skills (Community College Research Center [CCRC], 2021). An overarching goal of my dissertation is to bring awareness to the transportation challenges faced by CC students when accessing campus and to highlight the need for additional work in this area. There is some research that looks at how certain data points such as socioeconomic status, race, and access to a car are linked to CC access, but there is a lack of research on how access and associated barriers to it affects student completion, including reliable and affordable automobility, public transit, and other modes.This abstract describes the research objectives and overarching methodology and highlights key results from these contributions and concludes with a summary.These ongoing barriers remain prevalent among students in rural, suburban, and economically disadvantaged areas and can become the most significant determining factor in their academic outcomes. This research employs three complementary approaches: (1) a comprehensive literature review of transportation accessibility in higher education contexts, (2) spatial analysis comparing CC accessibility in Texas and California, and (3) case study analysis of hypothetical student experiences at Austin Community College.Chapter 1 - Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Transportation Access to Community College EducationThe goal of Chapter 1 is to better comprehend the transportation access barriers faced by CCs and develop effective strategies to address them. I conducted an in-depth analysis of 88 studies examining transportation-related issues within higher education institutions. My findings revealed that while previous research has delved into the transportation challenges encountered by communities at universities, it has largely neglected the specific transportation issues faced by CC students. While some research exists in the context of CCs, there is a significant gap in empirical analyses that explore the modal preferences of CC students, examine the correlation between transportation barriers and the academic success of CC students, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies aimed at improving access to CC campuses.To investigate past work relevant to college access, I performed a systematic literature review on transportation to higher education campuses. Since the existing body of work focusing on transportation access to colleges is limited, a broader search scope was employed to analyze enough studies. From these studies, relevant insights about college access were extracted. Key articles were identified using a hub-and-spoke search process. The analysis section aims to achieve three main objectives: 1) provide summaries of the 88 studies included in the literature review, 2) identify significant themes in the past work on transportation to higher education, and 3) explain why these themes are crucial for studying transportation access to colleges.Shaheen et al. (2017) introduced a framework called the STEPS to Transportation Equity Framework, which serves as a tool for analyzing the various transportation barriers that individuals may encounter during their travels. The STEPS framework revealed that long commute distances, conflicting transit and course schedules, and housing unaffordability can hinder transportation access to CCs. The literature underscores the use of public transit pass programs to assist CC students with transportation, but there's an opportunity to explore innovative approaches to meet the growing access requirements of CC students.Building on these insights from the literature review, Chapter 2 moves from theoretical understanding to geographic analysis by examining two major community college systems.Chapter 2 - A Tale of Two States: Exploring Transportation Accessibility to Community College Education in California and TexasI delve into the extent to which students must travel to reach their nearest CC campus, and the variety of degree and educational programs offered at each CC campus. To achieve this, I selected CCs in Texas and California as case studies to explore how access to education is influenced by the distinct policy models prevalent in these two states.This investigation is driven by a desire to. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).
일반주제명  
Transportation
일반주제명  
Community college education
키워드  
Community college
키워드  
Higher education
키워드  
Educational opportunities
키워드  
Transportation accessibility
키워드  
Transportation barriers
기타저자  
University of California, Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-01B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
로그인 후 원문을 볼 수 있습니다.

MARC

 008260126s2025        us                              c    eng  d
■001000017357171
■00520260202103143
■006m          o    d                
■007cr#unu||||||||
■020    ▼a9798286490905
■035    ▼a(MiAaPQ)AAI31994560
■040    ▼aMiAaPQ▼cMiAaPQ
■0820  ▼a385
■1001  ▼aNichols,  Aqshems  Meten  E.
■24510▼aExamining  Transportation  Roadblocks  to  Community  Colleges:  Pathways  to  Educational  and  Economic  Opportunity
■260    ▼a[Sl]▼bUniversity  of  California,  Berkeley▼c2025
■260  1▼aAnn  Arbor▼bProQuest  Dissertations  &  Theses▼c2025
■300    ▼a98  p
■500    ▼aSource:  Dissertations  Abstracts  International,  Volume:  87-01,  Section:  B.
■500    ▼aAdvisor:  Shaheen,  Susan;Walker,  Joan.
■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--University  of  California,  Berkeley,  2025.
■520    ▼aThis  dissertation  examines  how  transportation  barriers  impact  community  college  (CC)  students'  ability  to  achieve  their  academic  objectives.  Although  CCs  serve  as  critical  pathways  to  educational  and  economic  opportunities  for  marginalized  populations,  transportation  accessibility  remains  an  overlooked  variable  in  student  success.  The  transition  to  a  CC  often  signifies  a  meaningful  achievement  for  a  broad  segment  of  the  population.  For  some,  securing  adequate  funding  and  initiating  formal  application  procedures  can  seem  like  insurmountable  hurdles.  CCs,  also  known  as  two-year  colleges  or  junior  colleges,  are  a  critical  component  of  the  U.S.  higher  education  system.  CCs  offer  an  extensive  range  of  courses  that  lead  to  associate  degrees,  certificates,  or  self-paced  learning  options,  often  allowing  students  to  earn  credits  transferable  to  four-year  institutions  for  bachelor's  or  advanced  degrees  (Kerr  &  Wood,  2022).  CCs  are  critical  to  enhancing  equitable  access  to  higher  education  for  first-generation  college  students,  individuals  from  groups  historically  excluded  from  higher  education,  older  learners,  and  workers  seeking  to  enhance  their  skills  (Community  College  Research  Center  [CCRC],  2021).  An  overarching  goal  of  my  dissertation  is  to  bring  awareness  to  the  transportation  challenges  faced  by  CC  students  when  accessing  campus  and  to  highlight  the  need  for  additional  work  in  this  area.  There  is  some  research  that  looks  at  how  certain  data  points  such  as  socioeconomic  status,  race,  and  access  to  a  car  are  linked  to  CC  access,  but  there  is  a  lack  of  research  on  how  access  and  associated  barriers  to  it  affects  student  completion,  including  reliable  and  affordable  automobility,  public  transit,  and  other  modes.This  abstract  describes  the  research  objectives  and  overarching  methodology  and  highlights  key  results  from  these  contributions  and  concludes  with  a  summary.These  ongoing  barriers  remain  prevalent  among  students  in  rural,  suburban,  and  economically  disadvantaged  areas  and  can  become  the  most  significant  determining  factor  in  their  academic  outcomes.  This  research  employs  three  complementary  approaches:  (1)  a  comprehensive  literature  review  of  transportation  accessibility  in  higher  education  contexts,  (2)  spatial  analysis  comparing  CC  accessibility  in  Texas  and  California,  and  (3)  case  study  analysis  of  hypothetical  student  experiences  at  Austin  Community  College.Chapter  1  -  Obstacles  and  Opportunities  for  Improving  Transportation  Access  to  Community  College  EducationThe  goal  of  Chapter  1  is  to  better  comprehend  the  transportation  access  barriers  faced  by  CCs  and  develop  effective  strategies  to  address  them.  I  conducted  an  in-depth  analysis  of  88  studies  examining  transportation-related  issues  within  higher  education  institutions.  My  findings  revealed  that  while  previous  research  has  delved  into  the  transportation  challenges  encountered  by  communities  at  universities,  it  has  largely  neglected  the  specific  transportation  issues  faced  by  CC  students.  While  some  research  exists  in  the  context  of  CCs,  there  is  a  significant  gap  in  empirical  analyses  that  explore  the  modal  preferences  of  CC  students,  examine  the  correlation  between  transportation  barriers  and  the  academic  success  of  CC  students,  and  evaluate  the  effectiveness  of  strategies  aimed  at  improving  access  to  CC  campuses.To  investigate  past  work  relevant  to  college  access,  I  performed  a  systematic  literature  review  on  transportation  to  higher  education  campuses.  Since  the  existing  body  of  work  focusing  on  transportation  access  to  colleges  is  limited,  a  broader  search  scope  was  employed  to  analyze  enough  studies.  From  these  studies,  relevant  insights  about  college  access  were  extracted.  Key  articles  were  identified  using  a  hub-and-spoke  search  process.  The  analysis  section  aims  to  achieve  three  main  objectives:  1)  provide  summaries  of  the  88  studies  included  in  the  literature  review,  2)  identify  significant  themes  in  the  past  work  on  transportation  to  higher  education,  and  3)  explain  why  these  themes  are  crucial  for  studying  transportation  access  to  colleges.Shaheen  et  al.  (2017)  introduced  a  framework  called  the  STEPS  to  Transportation  Equity  Framework,  which  serves  as  a  tool  for  analyzing  the  various  transportation  barriers  that  individuals  may  encounter  during  their  travels.  The  STEPS  framework  revealed  that  long  commute  distances,  conflicting  transit  and  course  schedules,  and  housing  unaffordability  can  hinder  transportation  access  to  CCs.  The  literature  underscores  the  use  of  public  transit  pass  programs  to  assist  CC  students  with  transportation,  but  there's  an  opportunity  to  explore  innovative  approaches  to  meet  the  growing  access  requirements  of  CC  students.Building  on  these  insights  from  the  literature  review,  Chapter  2  moves  from  theoretical  understanding  to  geographic  analysis  by  examining  two  major  community  college  systems.Chapter  2  -  A  Tale  of  Two  States:  Exploring  Transportation  Accessibility  to  Community  College  Education  in  California  and  TexasI  delve  into  the  extent  to  which  students  must  travel  to  reach  their  nearest  CC  campus,  and  the  variety  of  degree  and  educational  programs  offered  at  each  CC  campus.  To  achieve  this,  I  selected  CCs  in  Texas  and  California  as  case  studies  to  explore  how  access  to  education  is  influenced  by  the  distinct  policy  models  prevalent  in  these  two  states.This  investigation  is  driven  by  a  desire  to.  (Abstract  shortened  by  ProQuest).
■590    ▼aSchool  code:  0028.
■650  4▼aTransportation
■650  4▼aCommunity  college  education
■653    ▼aCommunity  college
■653    ▼aHigher  education
■653    ▼aEducational  opportunities
■653    ▼aTransportation  accessibility
■653    ▼aTransportation  barriers
■690    ▼a0709
■690    ▼a0275
■690    ▼a0543
■71020▼aUniversity  of  California,  Berkeley▼bCivil  and  Environmental  Engineering.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g87-01B.
■790    ▼a0028
■791    ▼aPh.D.
■792    ▼a2025
■793    ▼aEnglish
■85640▼uhttp://www.riss.kr/pdu/ddodLink.do?id=T17357171▼nKERIS▼z이  자료의  원문은  한국교육학술정보원에서  제공합니다.

Preview

Export

ChatGPT Discussion

AI Recommended Related Books


    New Books MORE
    Statistics for the past 3 years. Go to brief

    Подробнее информация.

    • Бронирование
    • не существует
    • моя папка
    • Первый запрос зрения
    • Non-Book Loan Application
    • Nighttime Book Loan Application
    материал
    Reg No. Количество платежных Местоположение статус Ленд информации
    TF18524 전자도서 대출가능 My Folder 부재도서신고 비도서대출신청 야간 도서대출신청

    * Бронирование доступны в заимствований книги. Чтобы сделать предварительный заказ, пожалуйста, нажмите кнопку бронирование

    Books borrowed together with this book

    Related Popular Books

    Available after logging in.