First Generation Student Experience Implications for Campus Practice, and Strategies for Improving Persistence and Success

Name: First Generation Student Experience Implications for Campus Practice, and Strategies for Improving Persistence and Success
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ISBN: 9781579223700

ISBN-10: 1579223702

ISBN-13: 9781579223700

Edition: 2010

Authors: Davis

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More first-generation students are attending college than ever before, and policy makers agree that increasing their participation in higher education is a matter of priority. Despite this, there is no agreed definition about the term, few institutions can quantify how many first-generation students are enrolled, or mistakenly conflate them with low-income students, and many important dimensions to the first-generation student experience remain poorly documented. Few institutions have in place a clear, well-articulated practice for assisting first-generation students to succeed. Given that first-generation students comprise over 40% of incoming freshmen, increasing their retention and…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Stylus Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 3/17/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 214
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Introduction



How many First-Generation College Students Are There?



The Observable Behaviors of First-Generation College Students



The Internal Psychology of First-Generation College Students



In Their Own Words



Narrative Analysis



Recommendations


Conclusion


References


About the Author


Index