First in College: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of First-Generation Students

Autor/inn/en	Evans, Rebecca; Stansberry, Don; Bullington, Kim E.; Burnett, Dana
Titel	First in College: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of First-Generation Students
Quelle	In: Inquiry, 23 (2020) 1, Artikel 5 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Student Experience; First Generation College Students; Academic Achievement; Research Universities; Urban Universities; Public Colleges; Rural Schools; Community Colleges; School Size; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Parent Background; Family Income; Self Efficacy; Goal Orientation; Academic Support Services; Student Financial Aid; Social Support Groups; Academic Persistence; Student Participation; Paying for College + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienerfahrung; Schulleistung; Forschungseinrichtung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Community college; Community College; Schülerverhalten; Elternhaus; Familieneinkommen; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung
Abstract	The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate first-generation students' perceptions of how their lived experiences have impacted their academic and nonacademic success. We utilized focus groups consisting of first-generation students who attended a rural community college and a large, public, metropolitan, research university, and compared their lived experiences. Our findings confirmed some past research that found that a lack of social capital, academic preparation, financial resources, and family support challenge this population of students in their transition to college. However, some of our results contradict past findings which have concluded that part-time enrollment increases the risk of first-generation student attrition. Most of our findings were consistent between the two groups of participants. Findings related to awareness of the availability of support services differed between the two samples. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Virginia Community College System. e-mail: info@vccs.edu; Web site: https://commons.vccs.edu/inquiry/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01