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Research & Policy

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.

The first edition of the inaugural Journal of First-generation Student Success is slated for release in April 2021. Learn more about the Journal.

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Affirming independent and interdependent values mitigates mismatch

Many first‐generation college students experience a “cultural mismatch” due to a lack of alignment between the independent values of their university and their own interdependent values.

Journal of Social Issues / January 2021
Predictors of Stress in First-Generation College Students

A multiple regression analysis was performed to determine if self-esteem, social support, locus of control, or coping strategies could predict perceived stress in first-generation college students.

Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice / January 2021
The Hidden Curriculum: First Generation Students at Legacy Universities

A revealing look at the experiences of first generation students on elite campuses and the hidden curriculum they must master in order to succeed

Gable / January 2021
First-Generation Students and Academic Libraries

This article reports the results of an exploratory study to better understand the experiences of first-generation college students at three universities.

portal: Libraries and the Academy / January 2021
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Collecting First-Generation Voices in Academic Libraries and Archives

This article provides a brief overview of first-generation populations, a review of literature relating to the increasing involvement of libraries and archives in capturing and preserving the stories of underdocumented communities in the twenty-first century, and three case studies.

College & Research Libraries / January 2021
Addressing the Workforce Crisis Begins with Diversifying the Pipeline

This brief identifies the need to increase the number of health care professionals in California, reviews the benefits of diversifying student pipelines into health professions, and makes key recommendations for state policymakers’ consideration that would increase the number of first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students of color who enter health care professions.

Beyond 12 / January 2021
Stress, self-compassion, and well-being during the transition to college

The present study sought to build an explanatory person-centered and contextualized model of student wellbeing in the transition to college.

Social Science & Medicine / January 2021
two happy students reading in library
Effects of First-Gen Status, Financial Aid on Technical College Students

This article examines the role of first-generation status and financial aid on the academic performance of technical college students who are beneficiaries of a fee-free policy.

Community College Journal of Research and Practice / December 2020
Treatment to Assist First-Gen Students Reframe Academic Setbacks

In this study, researchers administered attributional retraining (AR) to first- and continuing-generation college students who differed in academic control beliefs in a two-semester introductory psychology course.

Contemporary Educational Psychology / December 2020
The Role of Family in the Experiences of First-Gen Students

The aim of this study was to explore family relationship experiences of first-generation college students as they transition to and persist through college.

Journal of Adolescent Research / December 2020
Female first-generation college students: challenges and successes

This study focused on female first-generation college students to identify the various challenges that are unique to this population.

Journal of Global Education and Research / December 2020
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Social Capital in First-Generation Students’ Social Networks

In this study, researchers aimed to shed light on the characteristics in FGS social networks that classify them as high-quality networks in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the structure and setup of the social contexts from which FGS receive support.

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice / December 2020
Optimism for Degree Attainment in Latino First-Gen Students

This study was aimed at exploring factors that contribute to Latino students’ positive expectations for degree attainment.

Association of Mexican American Educators Journal / December 2020
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Perceived Career Barriers and Decidedness of First‐Gen Students

This study highlights the the effects of perceived career barriers on career decidedness among first‐generation college students a 4‐year university.

The Career Development Quarterly / December 2020
The Influence of Peer Culture on Identity Development in Students

This article seeks to understand how to engage with formal and informal peer cultures to facilitate positive outcomes and minimize negative ones.

Journal of College and Character / December 2020
Facilitating Learning among Diverse First-Gen Students

This chapter will present practical findings from an ethnographic study of a historically Black urban Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) program with a large native Spanish-speaking population.

Cervantes & Clark / November 2020
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The Center Urges Lame Duck Congress to Prioritize Students

The Center joins the Today's Students Coalition in urging Congress to support student success during the lame duck session.

Today's Students Coalition / Nov 25 2020
Grad Students Becoming Qualitative Researchers: A Study

Graduate Students Becoming Qualitative Researchers identifies how the process of learning to conduct ethnographic research underpins doctoral students’ success, confidence, and persistence in the academy.

Ullman et al. / November 2020