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A guide to the American Community Survey (ACS) for the rural researcher: Unpacking the conceptual and technical aspects of using ACS for school-community research

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dc.contributor.authorLeBeau, Kristie Nicole
dc.contributor.chairSipple, John W.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberPeters, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-15T13:43:16Z
dc.date.available2023-01-11T07:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2020-12
dc.description54 pages
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the relationship between the quality of a school (or lack thereof) and the economic vitality of rural communities in Indiana. Indiana’s Department of Education (IDOE) has a robust accountability system that provides the proxy for school quality, and the American Community Survey (ACS) provides the economic and demographic data for communities. However, ACS data presents obstacles for rural researchers to navigate due to the small population sizes of rural communities. Therefore, this paper addresses both the conceptual and the technical details of using ACS-type data for rural research. I offer suggestions to assist rural researchers in navigating ACS-type data and bring attention to the whys behind the results, pushing researchers to embrace these questions so that they might propel future studies that give rural schools and communities a voice in education policy.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/yqtr-1v16
dc.identifier.otherLeBeau_cornell_0058O_11087
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:11087
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/103488
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAmerican Community Survey
dc.subjectIndiana Student-Centered Accountability
dc.subjectrural research
dc.subjectschool-community
dc.titleA guide to the American Community Survey (ACS) for the rural researcher: Unpacking the conceptual and technical aspects of using ACS for school-community research
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineDevelopment Sociology
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Development Sociology

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