eprintid: 4298
rev_number: 4
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/00/00/42/98
datestamp: 2023-07-25 14:05:04
lastmod: 2023-07-25 14:05:04
status_changed: 2023-07-25 14:05:04
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Degano, Giacomo
creators_id: S3609952
creators_email: g.degano@student.rug.nl
title: Challenges Faced by Rural Students Attending Urban Higher Education - A comparative analysis between Northwestern Europe and the USA
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between the geographic proximity of rural
communities to urban communities and the challenges faced by rural students attending urban
higher level education. To do so, a comparison has been done between the USA and
Northwestern Europe. The Netherlands and Germany act as samples for the larger region of
Northwestern Europe.
A literature review was conducted in order to establish which challenges rural students in
the USA face when attending urban higher education. Through a quantitative analysis it was
found that rural students in Northwestern Europe do not face the same challenges that rural
students in the USA do. This was partially explained by conducting a geospatial analysis in
which the percentage of land area and population which is proximate to urban regions was
compared between the USA and The Netherlands.
A discussion of the limitations of the current study and potential directions for further
study are included in the penultimate section of this paper.
date: 2023
pages: 52
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: SGP
tutors_name: Vos, D.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Culturele Geografie
tutors_email: D.Vos@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Urban - rural divide
keywords_local: Education
keywords_local: Geospatial analysis
keywords_local: Quantitative analysis
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-24
citation:   Degano, Giacomo  (2023) Challenges Faced by Rural Students Attending Urban Higher Education - A comparative analysis between Northwestern Europe and the USA.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4298/1/Full%20version%20thesis%20-%20completed.pdf