Modeling Education Deserts for Veterans and Military Families in the Southern United States
Modeling Education Deserts for Veterans and Military Families in the Southern United States
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DOI：
10.1080/24694452.2021.1947769
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发表时间：
2021-09
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
P. Solís;Amal H. Aljaddani
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作者：
P. Solís;Amal H. Aljaddani
尽管根据美国《9/11后退伍军人法案》，为退伍军人和现役军人家庭的教育福利投资了数十亿美元，但许多潜在的学生并没有通过公共高等教育机构开辟道路，而且资金不成比例地花在了营利性大学上。为了揭示缺乏访问和机会的模式，我们提出了一个新颖的，强大的分析，适合退伍军人和军人家庭在美国南部的情况。这种方法使用模糊算法和多变量空间分析来描绘教育沙漠，以超越简单的“热点”识别距离大学的位置。四个模型的结果和比较证实了退伍军人与非退伍军人的不同模式，并显示了从2005年到2017年的动态区域变化，反映了人口统计学，经济学和教育产品的变化。这些见解可以为外展路线图提供信息，该路线图通过地理分析说明了教育沙漠的变化和潜在的劳动力机会。这种方法代表了学术行为者的潜在第一步，特别是在公共部门，他们在推进科学，技术，工程和数学方面发挥作用;地理;和地理信息系统，使退伍军人和军人家庭能够更好地实现公平的教育程度。
Despite billions of dollars invested in educational benefits for veterans and active-duty military families under the U.S. Post-9/11 GI Bill, many prospective students are not forging pathways through public institutions of higher education, and funding is disproportionately spent on for-profit colleges. To reveal patterns of lack of access and opportunity, we propose a novel, robust analysis tailored to the situation of veterans and military families in the southern United States. This methodology delineates education deserts using fuzzy algorithms and multivariate spatial analysis to move beyond simple “hotspot” identification of distance from university locations. Results and comparisons of four models confirm different patterns for veterans versus nonveterans and show dynamic regional changes from 2005 through 2017 that reflect shifting demographics, economics, and educational offerings. These insights could inform a roadmap for outreach that accounts for shifting education deserts and potentially workforce opportunities through geographic analysis. This approach represents a potential first step for academic actors, especially in the public sector, who play a role in advancing science, technology, engineering, and math; geography; and geographic information systems to enable veteran and military families to better achieve equitable rates of educational attainment.