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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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First-gen medical students
Student experiences in an academic nursing support program

The aim of this study was to analyze student perspectives of the efficacy of interventions in the Nurse Endeavor Program designed to facilitate successful completion of the first two years of preliminary courses in the nursing major, which equates to a successful transition to student nurse.

Nurse Education Today / September 2020
Can Non-cognitive Skills Compensate for Social Origin?

The authors study the role of non-cognitive skills in academic performance of students who are the first in their family to attend university.

IZA Institute of Labor Economics / September 2020
college grad and parents
Does Undergrad Debt Affect Grad School Application and Enrollment?

This study estimates the short- and long-term effects of undergraduate educational debt on students' decisions to apply and to enroll in graduate school.

Research in Higher Education / September 2020
A Collaborative Learning Experience Between First-gen Students

This design case describes the creation and implementation of a 4-week, online, and collaborative learning experience between criminology students and faculty at two universities: one in the United States and one in Sweden.

Fowlin et al. / September 2020
Coffee and Laptop
COVID-19 Remote Learning Transition in Spring 2020

This article explores instructional techniques used in the transition, student perceptions of effectiveness/enjoyment/accessibility of those techniques, barriers that students faced due to the transition, and race/class/gender inequality in experiencing those barriers.

Teaching Sociology / September 2020
Emotional Detachment, Perceptions of Parental Support, & Adjustment

First-year college students self-reported parental support, emotional detachment from parents, and college adjustment. Higher levels of parental social support were associated with greater academic adjustment, social adjustment, and institutional attachment.

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice / September 2020
students with laptops
Time Perspective and Grade Expectation as Outcome Predictors

The authors examined three motivational factors as predictors of achievement and retention outcomes for students in their first semester at a predominately Hispanic-serving community college.

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice / September 2020
The Impact of a No-Loan Program on Graduate School Enrollment

This study examines the impact of no-loan program participation on graduate school enrollment by leveraging a novel institutional dataset and employing regression discontinuity, difference-in-differences, and propensity score weighting approaches.

Education Finance and Policy / September 2020
male student at desk
(Cultural) Humility in Practice: Engaging First-Gen College Students

This composite case study aims to illustrate the benefits and effectiveness of integrating the cultural humility framework and the Cultural Formulation Interview throughout treatment of a first-gen student.

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy / September 2020
group of students sitting
Understanding Postsecondary Enrollment of First-Gen Students

Social cognitive career theory was used to explain the processes of educational and career pursuit and attainment, as well as personal, behavioral, and contextual/environmental factors influencing these processes.

Journal of Career Development / September 2020
Quantifying Differences in Cultural Capital of First-Gen Students

This paper quantifies differences between first- and continuing-generation students in specific forms of cultural capital, including parental involvement, autonomy support, and how often students seek out the advice and support of their parents.

College Student Journal / September 2020
Perceived barriers to applying to dental school

The aim of this study was to increase the understanding of perceived barriers to applying to dental school experienced by underrepresented minority (URM), pipeline program alumni.

Journal of Dental Education / September 2020
College Persistence for First-gen Students During COVID-19

This study details how the disruption of campus life from COVID-19 is impacting first-generation students.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Sep 8, 2020
Students gain skills and aspirations through research fellowship

In this qualitative study, interviews with 25 past summer research fellows who are members of groups underrepresented in STEM provide insights into the process whereby undergraduate research experiences might increase STEM degree completion for these populations.

Advances in Physiology Education / September 2020
Using Evaluative Data to Assess Virtual Learning Experiences

The authors sought to evaluate student perceptions of online course delivery, identify challenges faced during the transition to online learning, and determine student preferences of best practices for remote learning.

Biomedical Engineering Education / September 2020
Sexually Transmitted Infections among First-Gen Students

The aim of the study was to identify whether first-generation students were more likely than non-first-generation students to report a history of STIs.

American Journal of Sexuality Education / September 2020
The Center Advocates for Student Parents in COVID-19 Relief

The Center joins Higher Learning Advocates and 40 other organizations in recommending more support for student parents in new legislation.

Higher Learning Advocates / Sep 01 2020
Students’ Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This report details the food insecurity findings of a survey of 31,687 undergraduate students and 16,453 graduate and professional students during the early months of COVID-19.

SERU Consortium / September 2020