Objective: This quantitative study constructed a statistical model to measure family social capital and college social capital among community college students. The authors also examined influences of these two types of social capital constructs on degree aspiration. Method: This study utilized the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Student Success Literacy Survey (SSSL) to collect data in all 15 community college districts in Iowa. With more than 5,000 responses, the authors conducted descriptive analysis, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. Results: College social capital was measured by three latent variables such as interaction with advisors, interaction with faculty members, and transfer capital. The three latent variables were further measured by 14 survey items. Family social capital was measured by six survey items that described parent–child interaction in high school. The SEM results indicated that college social capital had stronger direct influences on degree aspiration compared with family social capital. The impact of family social capital was delivered through the mediation of college social capital. Contributions: Findings contributed to the literature by emphasizing the important role of institutional agents in promoting degree aspiration. Intervention programs should be implemented to encourage interactions between institutional agents and underrepresented and disadvantaged students.

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社区大学生社会资本的形成：二阶验证性因素分析

目的：本定量研究构建了衡量社区大学生家庭社会资本和大学社会资本的统计模型。作者还研究了这两种社会资本结构对学位愿望的影响。方法：本研究利用 STEM（科学、技术、工程和数学）学生成功素养调查 (SSSL) 收集爱荷华州所有 15 个社区大学区的数据。作者对 5,000 多个回复进行了描述性分析、探索性和验证性因素分析以及结构方程模型 (SEM) 分析。结果：大学社会资本由三个潜在变量衡量，例如与顾问的互动、与教职员工的互动和转移资本。三个潜变量通过14个调查项目进一步测量。家庭社会资本是通过六个描述高中亲子互动的调查项目来衡量的。SEM结果表明，与家庭社会资本相比，大学社会资本对学位愿望的直接影响更大。家庭社会资本的影响是通过大学社会资本的中介传递的。贡献：通过强调机构代理人在促进学位愿望方面的重要作用，研究结果为文献做出了贡献。应实施干预计划以鼓励机构代理人与代表性不足和弱势学生之间的互动。SEM结果表明，与家庭社会资本相比，大学社会资本对学位愿望的直接影响更大。家庭社会资本的影响是通过大学社会资本的中介传递的。贡献：通过强调机构代理人在促进学位愿望方面的重要作用，研究结果为文献做出了贡献。应实施干预计划以鼓励机构代理人与代表性不足和弱势学生之间的互动。SEM结果表明，与家庭社会资本相比，大学社会资本对学位愿望的直接影响更大。家庭社会资本的影响是通过大学社会资本的中介传递的。贡献：通过强调机构代理人在促进学位愿望方面的重要作用，研究结果为文献做出了贡献。应实施干预计划以鼓励机构代理人与代表性不足和弱势学生之间的互动。