First-Generation College Students: Goals and Challenges of Community College

Autor/inn/en	Bamberger, Marissa R.; Smith, Thomas J.
Titel	First-Generation College Students: Goals and Challenges of Community College
Quelle	In: Community College Review, 51 (2023) 3, S.445-462 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bamberger, Marissa R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-5521
DOI	10.1177/00915521231163903
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; Community College Students; Academic Aspiration; Student Surveys; Goal Orientation; Student Characteristics; Barriers; Community Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community colleges; College students; Community College; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	Objective: This study examines whether there are differences among first-generation and continuing-generation community college students in the importance they place on achieving college-related goals and difficulties they face from college- and other life-related challenges. Methods: Data were drawn from the "Community College Libraries and Academic Support for Student Success" student survey. Results: Results from MANCOVA show that, after adjusting for age, gender identity, U.S. birth status, and race/ethnicity, first-generation college students (FGCSs) place more importance on achieving college-related goals and face greater difficulties from college- and other life-related challenges than continuing-generation college students (CGCSs). Contributions: These findings indicate that community colleges should offer more support to FGCSs pertaining to students' goals and challenges so that all community college students may be successful in their academic pursuits. Future research should explore interaction effects among student demographics and their goals and challenges as well as interventions to support community college students. This is because community colleges enroll the largest number of FGCSs compared to other institutions of higher education, and FGCSs and community college students share challenges when it comes to obtaining a college degree. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01