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Direct linkDeus, Newsoul – College and University, 2023
This article looks at the effects of culture on the success of disadvantaged students in higher education, and in turn, the success or effectiveness of college bridge programs. McBay (1995) contends that there is no program that completely addresses the needs of disadvantaged students, but there are lessons to be learned. With this in mind, one…
Descriptors: Integrity, College Programs, Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness
Download full textSchelbe, Lisa; Becker, Martin Swanbrow; Spinelli, Carmella; McCray, Denesha – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
This qualitative study examines the perceptions of students enrolled in a campus-based program designed to promote academic success and retention of first generation college students. Method: Twenty-five undergraduate students in the program participated in focus groups and interviews to share their perceptions and experiences. Research team…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Attitudes, School Holding Power, Academic Achievement
Hoffman, Nancy, Ed.; Vargas, Joel, Ed.; Venezia, Andrea, Ed.; Miller, Marc S., Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2007
"Minding the Gap" argues that in today's highly competitive, global economy, all young people need a postsecondary education. Yet only one in ten students from the lowest economic quintile in the United States currently earns a postsecondary credential. This timely and instructive book from Jobs for the Future explores policies and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools
