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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"First-generation student"”.
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The Impact of Counselor on First Generation Student Access to Higher Education
… have been many studies around the struggles that first generation students face in their quest to access college. A college going culture can encourage students and families to seek the information they need to access higher education, but it is not enough (Martinez, Lewis, & Marquez, 2020). There …
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Predictors of Academic Success: A Study of First-Year Student-Athletes at a Private Midwestern University
… for the academic success and graduation of student-athletes, colleges and universities are compelled to consider the influential factors of academic success or failure for collegiate student-athletes. This study explored pre-college academic and nonacademic factors that are important for …
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Exploring College Knowledge: Diálogo Between College Counselors and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Latinx Public High School Students
… with socioeconomically disadvantaged Latinx students. Framed by Social Capital Theory-Institutional Agents and Lat Crit, and employing plática methodology, this study aimed to understand the experiences of both college counselors and Latinx high school students as they enter in diálogo around …
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A Study of First-Time Full-Time Freshmen's Attributes and Their Associations with Fall-to-Fall Retention Rates at a Two-Year Public Community College.
… was to investigate the associations between first-time full-time freshmen's attributes and fall-to-fall retention at Northeast State Technical Community College. The 15 attributes included age, first-generation student status, gender, high school classification, race, the student's …
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Exploring The Impact Of A Targeted Support Program For Underrepresented Minority Students At A Predominantly White Regional Institution
… Freshman Academy, a targeted support program for students at a predominantly White regional institution, on the academic success of 1st-year underrepresented minority students, as measured by 1st-year grade point average and retention. Vincent Tinto’s interactionalist theory and student departure …
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An examination of school counselors' self-efficacy for promoting college knowledge
… The results indicated that schools tracking first-generation student status had counselors who exhibited higher self-efficacy in assisting students with college applications and working with disadvantaged populations. Additionally, there were notable broad multivariate effects related to …
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Identifying Success Characteristics of First-Generation College Students: A Framework for Early Intervention in K-12 Education.
… examines how K–12 educators can better support first-generation college students by identifying the characteristics that promote success and developing early interventions using Wagner et al.’s (2006) 4 C’s model: Competencies, Conditions, Culture, and Context. Guided by Michael Quinn Patton’s …
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Why Am I Here? Examining the Relationship Between Purpose and Career Advancement of First-Generation Doctoral Students
… 24% of the college population is comprised on first-generation students, yet they continue to deal with significant challenges when completing their degrees. Research has been done on first-generation student characteristics, challenges, and existing support programs; however, their personal …
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Bridging the Gap for First Generation Students (BG4FGS): An Occupation-Based Peer Mentoring Program at Dominican University of California
… college is a major milestone in the lives of students. The transition to college can be a challenging process for new students, particularly first-generation students, impacting their ability to meet the more rigorous academic demands and to integrate socially into the campus community …
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Trials in transition: examining the role of cognitive load as a factor in first-generation college student achievement
This study explores the relationship between generational status (first-generation versus continuing-generation), sense of navigational capital and belonging at the institution, and persistence to degree completion as mediated by cognitive load. Understanding this relationship can provide insight …
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Unheard Voices: First Generation Students and the Community College
First generation students are less likely to persist in college than their peers who have grown up in college educated families. This qualitative research study explores the experiences of 38 first generation students enrolled at four different community colleges in Northern and Central Oregon. …
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Bobcat traps and other theories
… centuries. I contend that it is only by first properly accounting for the seismic structural changes since 1974—the advent of neoliberalism, the construction of the Interstate Highway System, the consolidation of ecological destruction of agribusinesses, and the deindustrialization of the …
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Retaining Online First-Generation Students with Support Services: A Mixed Methods Approach
… competitive and financially viable while some students prefer its flexible schedule and convenience. One student population drawn to online education is first-generation students; however, they often lack the support network and study skills needed to succeed in a primarily asynchronous …
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Time to Ponder: Transformation in First-generation Creative Industries Students
… A longitudinal study of the experiences of first-generation students whilst on Creative Industries degrees at Southampton Solent University between 2015 -16 is presented with follow-up interviews five years after graduation. My experiences as a first-generation student, craft professional, …
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Storying students’ ecologies of belonging: a narrative inquiry into the relationship between ‘first generation’ students and the University
… in a post-1992 university in the UK. Issues of student engagement and belonging in Higher Education (HE) have been the subject of research within recent years as a way to enhance rates of student retention and success, as the Widening Participation agenda has realised a changing demographic …
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Storying students’ ecologies of belonging: a narrative inquiry into the relationship between ‘first generation’ students and the University
… in a post-1992 university in the UK. Issues of student engagement and belonging in Higher Education (HE) have been the subject of research within recent years as a way to enhance rates of student retention and success, as the Widening Participation agenda has realised a changing demographic …
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The effects of first generation status upon the first year college success patterns of students attending an urban multi-campus community college
… that address college success patterns of all students. The first generation student is of particular concern. The first step in developing student-centered policies and practices is to gain a clear understanding of demographic characteristics and first year academic behavior of the enrolled …
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Elucidating the Impacts of Learning Communities on Retention, Student Sense of Belonging, and Self-Efficacy in STEM
<p>Student sense of belonging (SoB) and self-efficacy (SE) are necessary aspects of promoting achievement and success in the STEM fields. This study focuses on how learning communities affect students' SoB and SE in relation to STEM as well as demographics, including race, gender, and …
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Engaging with the Invisible: STS Groundwork in an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
… the experiences of women in engineering, the first-generation student, inclusion and diversity, and the non-traditional student fostered a shared identity and sense of belonging within the ECE department. On the ground, this project examined the need to protect participants' visibility through …
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Understanding the Role of Home Community Environments in Shaping First-Generation Jamaican University Students’ Access and Persistence in Higher Education: Using Liming and Photovoice Methodologies
… urban and rural development (Vision 2030, 2018). First-generation Jamaican students represent a fraction of the Vision 2030 discussion around increasing access to higher education, eliminating crime and violence, poverty, and creating safe community environments. Accordingly, in (post)colonial …