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Dedicated first-generation research allows for evidence-based decision-making that is critical to student success. This section highlights both foundational research and recent scholarship that informs understanding of the student experience, institutional approaches to programming, and identification of supports and barriers for first-generation students. Timely updates on public policy discussions shaping first-generation student success are also provided. In addition to the filters below, please utilize the “search” bar in the top, right corner to search by keyword, author name, or publication title.

 

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Decoding the Academy: A Roadmap for First-generation College Students Through Graduate Education
FEATURE | Aug 26, 2024

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National Data Fact Sheets on First-generation College Students and Graduates
FEATURE | September 2024

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First-generation Students in Community and Technical Colleges
FEATURE | November 2020

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First-generation Student Success: A Landscape Analysis
FEATURE | October 2018

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How First-Generation Students Make Meaning of Constructions of Self

This study sought to understand how students make meaning of their first-generation status by conducting a series of focus groups.

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice / March 2020
Rethinking Financial Aid
Financial Anxiety Among College Students

This article examines the predictors of financial anxiety, including generational status, using the Roy Adaptation Model and ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis on data from a large, Midwestern public university.

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning / March 2020
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Can Summer Philosophy Programs Help Close the Achievement Gap?

This contribution highlights the connections between summer experiences and the overall achievement gap, while identifying specific practices shown to yield successful summer programs.

Precollege Philosophy and Public Practice / March 2020
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Social Support Among Students in a Malaysia Public University

The purpose of this study is to examine the level of social support among students.

The Asia Pacific Journal of Curriculum & Teaching (JuKu) / March 2020
Navigating Academia as a First-Gen Student and Professional

Reflecting on my journey within the academy, I recognize existing in that space between two worlds has led me at times to question my own value and legitimacy in relation to others within the academy.

Usick / March 2020
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The Lived Experiences of First-Generation Students of Color

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to examine the lived experiences of first-generation college students of color at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI).

The Qualitative Report / March 2020
STEM degree completion and first-generation college students

Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study, this study uses descriptive statistics, regression analyses, and group comparisons to examine differences between first-generation students and continuing-generation students across STEM degree, non-STEM degree, dropout, and no degree completion.

The Review of Higher Education / March 2020
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Cultural Mismatches in the Multicultural Science Classroom

Drawing from published research as well as interview and survey data, this study highlights ways of understanding and overcoming mismatches between professors' expectations and students' behaviors in order to help all students succeed.

Journal of Underrepresented and Minority Progress / March 2020
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Relating Student Mental Fitness, Resilience, and Achievement

This study examined the mental fitness skills (MFS) of First Generation College Students (FGCS) and its relationship to psychological resilience and academic achievement with data from 286 students from a large regional university.

Ingenta Connect / March 2020
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Developing a Family Achievement Guilt Scale

Family achievement guilt is little studied but a promising indicator of student outcomes. The present work used psychometric methods to develop the family achievement guilt scale.

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin / March 2020
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University Students’ Changing Library Needs and Use

This study examines differences in university students’ library use and satisfaction (e.g., in-person library visits, online and print resource use, space satisfaction, and library website use) between 2016 and 2018 based on local survey data.

Evidence Based Library & Information Practice / March 2020
Mentorship and Cultural Belonging for Students at an HSI

The authors describe a mentoring program that enhances the cultural belonging of first generation and transfer students a an HSI in south Texas, while ultimately enhancing their persistence.

Rodriguez & Gonzales / March 2020
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Latinx Community College Transfer Student Perceptions of Policies

This paper highlights the influence of state higher education policy on student enrollment, transfer, and completion.

Journal of Applied Research in the Community College / March 2020
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The Concerns and Coping Methods of Graduating Seniors

This study examined the types of college-to-career concerns reported by 320 college seniors and the degree of stress associated with these concerns.

Ingenta Connect / March 2020
Dismantling Hazing in Greek-Letter Organizations

This book offers practical strategies to address the complexities of hazing culture and the challenges associated with recruitment and initiation in varying contexts.

Meriwether et al. / March 2020
Innovative Student Affairs Practices for Online Learner Success

This book shares best practices, case studies, examples, and strategies for providing authentic student development support for online learners through their college experience.

Smith Budhai et al. / February 2020
Leading Creative and Innovative Teams in Higher Education

This book draws on the expertise of a diverse array of creative and innovative higher education leaders to encourage readers to reflect, experiment, and evolve their professional practice.

Kelly et al. / February 2020
Innovative Strategies for Assessing and Documenting Learning

This book offers strategies for developing comprehensive student learning records in order to advance student success, achieve institutional objectives, and provide evidence of the benefits of a college degree.

Bowers / February 2020