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Direct linkJuan I. Ahumada – ProQuest LLC, 2023
First-generation college students (FGCS) experience a myriad of unique challenges when starting their university education, including perceiving themselves as being socially isolated on campus (Markowitz, 2016; Nazione et al., 2011; Wilkins, 2014), experiencing guilt as they leave behind academically family and friends (Banks-Santilli, 2015; Orbe,…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Adjustment, Transitional Programs, Summer Programs
Peer reviewedLynn A. Newman; Audrey A. Trainor; Lindsay Romano – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This study examined the relationship between demographic, disability-related, and transition planning experiences and accessing disability-specific and universally available supports at 2- and 4-year colleges by postsecondary students identified in secondary school as English learners with disabilities. Findings were based on secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, College Students
Sanagavarapu, Prathyusha; Abraham, Jessy; Abraham, Jessy; Emma Taylor – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
To date, there is no research or instrument that can collectively measure beginning students' transitional challenges, wellbeing, help-seeking, and adjustments to university. This paper addresses this research gap by theorising and describing the relationship between these constructs and by developing and assessing the psychometric properties of a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), College Freshmen, Well Being, Help Seeking
Brenda G. Curiel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Despite the U.S. having one of the highest college access and participation rates in the world, equity gaps exist that impact access and success for first-generation, low-income, underrepresented students in higher education (Cahalan et al., 2020). The goal of going to college is often imperiled for first-generation, low-income, transfer students…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Low Income Students, College Transfer Students, Self Concept
Gordon, Ronald Eugene, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The transition between high school and college is inconsistent and uncertain. Many marginalized students do not understand how to seek out assistance without guidance and mentorship. Although the number of marginalized college students enrolled in 4-year colleges in the United States is growing, many marginalized college students struggle to find…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students
Lanphier, Tonya Scott; Carini, Robert M. – Community College Enterprise, 2021
This two-year case study summarizes the views of students, instructors, and administrators toward a learning community program that served first-year developmental reading students at a public two-year college. One-on-one interviews and focus groups revealed that semester-long learning communities helped students overcome obstacles toward academic…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Developmental Studies Programs, Two Year College Students, Remedial Reading
