Addressing the Sophomore Slump: First-Generation College Students' Completion of Year Two of Study in a Rural Bachelor's Degree Granting College

Autor/inn/en	Capik, Davina; Shupp, Matthew
Titel	Addressing the Sophomore Slump: First-Generation College Students' Completion of Year Two of Study in a Rural Bachelor's Degree Granting College
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 25 (2023) 3, S.632-656 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Capik, Davina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.1177/15210251211014868
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; Rural Schools; Undergraduate Students; Academic Persistence; Student Experience; Decision Making; Bachelors Degrees; High School Students; Student Needs; Access to Information; Family Influence; Costs; Barriers; Paying for College; Student Financial Aid; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Studienerfahrung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Cost; Kosten; Studienfinanzierung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienförderung
Abstract	There is limited research on the experiences of first-generation students who have completed their second year and enrolled for a third year in order to continue their studies even though this population of students are the most likely to drop out of college in their second year. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how current first-generation college students, who are enrolled or completed the second semester of their sophomore year, experience college as a first-generation student and made the decision to persist toward completing their bachelor's degree. Through first-hand accounts of participants' experiences of their time at the university, this study highlights what factors students contributed to their persistence toward graduation. The findings have the potential to facilitate a deeper understanding of what stakeholders working with first-generation college students can do to assist in retention efforts of this population. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01