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Direct linkDouglass, John; Thomson, Gregg – Higher Education Quarterly, 2012
One sees various efforts in developed as well as in developing economies to seek a greater participation of lower-income students in their nation's leading universities. Once lower-income students do enroll in a highly selective institution, what happens to them? How well do they do academically when compared to their more wealthy counterparts?…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
Download full textPelco, Lynn E.; Ball, Christopher T.; Lockeman, Kelly S. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
The effect of service-learning courses on student growth was compared for 321 first-generation and 782 non-first-generation undergraduate students at a large urban university. Student growth encompassed both academic and professional skill development. The majority of students reported significant academic and professional development after…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Development, First Generation College Students, College Students
