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Yoi Tibbetts; Stacy J. Priniski; Cameron A. Hecht; Geoffrey D. Borman; Judith M. Harackiewicz – Grantee Submission, 2018
First-generation (FG) college students (students for whom neither parent has a 4-year degree) face a number of challenges as they attempt to obtain a post-secondary degree. They are more likely to come from working-class backgrounds or poverty (Reardon, 2011) and attend lower quality high schools (Warburton et al., 2001) while not benefiting from…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Two Year Colleges, Group Membership, Values