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Title

The barrier of social stigma for rural students when considering studying at university

Author(s)

Brennan, Linda;  Bedggood, Rowan

Abstract

Rural students are identified as a disadvantaged group when it comes to access to university education. Although many 'barriers to entry' to studying at university have been identified, few studies have attempted to explore the unique concerns faced by rural students using qualitative methods. The aim of the current study was to explore the social and emotional barriers faced by this cohort by conducting several focus groups and depth interviews with them. A consistent theme emerged whereby the social stigma associated with being 'disadvantaged' revealed that this inadvertently forms yet another barrier for entry to university. Implications for universities and social marketers are discussed in terms of social change required within the sector.

Publication Type

Conference paper

Research Centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

Proceedings of 'Social entrepreneurship, social change and sustainability', the 2007 International Nonprofit and Social Marketing Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 27-28 September 2007 / Gillian Sullivan Mort and Margee Hume (eds.), pp. 15-21

Publication Year

2007

Keyword(s)

Barriers;  Colleges;  Higher education;  Regional areas;  Rural areas;  Social responsibility;  Social stigma;  Special admissions schemes;  Students;  Universities

Publisher

Griffith Business School, Griffith University

Publisher URL

http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/gbs/insm2007/

ISBN

9781921291173

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