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The Relationship between Relational Family Values and Identity Status of First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students
… family values patterns and identity status in first-generation college students (FGCS) and non-first-generation college students (non-FGCS). Questions asked include whether a shared pattern of values existed among our sample, whether there was a relationship between values and reported family …
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First-generation Graduates and Issues of Employability
… States 1. Approximately, 60% of these were first-generation students (students whose parents did not earn a four year college degree)2. However, what has been largely overlooked in research on first-generation students in the United States is the issue of post-degree employability or the …
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Examining the Needs of First-Generation Students
<p>First Generation Students at Columbus State University identify as having a lack of resources that are helpful to them. This research paper analyzes the problems faced by first generation college students at Columbus State University. These needs were assessed using an electronic survey that was …
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Arranged marriages among first generation Indian Americans
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, 1994.
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Parental Influence on Graduate School Aspirations among First Generation and Non-First Generation College Students Attending Highly Selective Institutions
First generation students face significant challenges with respect to college enrollment (Choy, 2001) and remain disproportionately underrepresented in certain segments of American higher education particularly in graduate education (Callan, 2001). Among those individuals who shape the educational …
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Assessing Factors that Distinguish First-Generation College Students from Non First-Generation College Students at an Urban Comprehensive University
… of the study was to compare a freshman cohort of first and non first-generation college students enrolled in an urban university and to identify characteristics that distinguish the two groups in terms of selected demographics, pre-college behaviors and beliefs (expectations and personal traits). …
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Involvement patterns of high achieving first-generation collegians
… patterns of eight selected high achieving first-generation students at Rowan University during the Spring 2011 semester. Participants took part in three separate interview sessions to examine past high school experiences, current college involvement, and future aspirations. Interviews were …
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Factors Influencing Academic Success in First Generation College Students
… experience may be uniquely challenging for first generation college students (FGs); that is, students for whom neither parent has completed a college degree. While previous work has shown lower levels of academic success for first generation college students compared to their continuing …
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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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Testing of a first-generation dynamically programmable gate array
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1996.
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An Ex-Post Facto Study of First Generation Students
… a student's college experience. Comparatively, generational status is one factor that has not been given as much attention by researchers. The purpose of the present study was to compare a sample of first generation students and non-first generation students who enrolled at the same institution …
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Predicting Academic Success among First-Year, First Generation Students
… who are at risk in terms of academic success. First generation status denotes one group of students who are at risk in terms of persistence towards a bachelor's degree. The purpose of this study was to examine what factors predict the academic success of first year, full-time first generation …
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The Phenomena Of Acculturation In First-Generation Somali Refugee Women
… narrative study was to give a voice to three first-generation adult Somali refugee women who have shared their acculturation and adaptation experiences upon arriving in the United States. The research question this study answered was how do first-generation Somali women describe their …
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First-Generation College Messages Transmitted During the College Transition Process
<p> As first-generation college parents experience their child's transition to become a college student, they are continually forming meanings and sending messages about this experience. Previous research has largely credited first-generation college parents with sending negative messages to their …
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First-Generation College Students' Experiences with Social Class Identity Dissonance
… of social class identity dissonance between first-generation college students and non-first-generation college students. Additionally, this study aimed to examine the effect of social class identity dissonance on psychological distress in first-generation college students, as well as, whether …
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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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Development and performance characterization of first-generation dendrimeric nanofiltration membranes
… salts. In this project, seven distinct novel first generation (G1) NF polyamide membranes have been developed and studied to understand their rejecting capability against selected organic surrogate, Rhodamine-WT (R-WT), and inorganic salts, NaCl and MgSO4. All seven membranes resulted in a …
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