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Direct linkSpiegler, Thomas; Bednarek, Antje – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2013
In the course of educational expansion, student populations have become more diverse. This paper represents an international literature review on the topic of first-generation students (FGS), i.e. students whose parents have not obtained a higher education qualification. On the basis of more than 70 research articles and reports on FGS from…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Nontraditional Education, Foreign Countries
Borrego, Susan E. – 2003
This paper intends to begin a conversation about and suggest some principles for building more inclusive campus communities. The author explains what class culture is, how classism is embedded in everyday practices and why it is important to consider the way class shapes students, faculty, and staff, and in particular the working class. The paper…
Descriptors: College Environment, Higher Education, Social Class, Student Characteristics
Torbe, Mike – Highway One, 1985
Discusses the importance of teachers' awareness of students' backgrounds and cultures and cites research conducted in Great Britain by B. Tizard and M. Hughes and in the United States by S. Heath to support this belief. (DF)
Descriptors: Child Language, Educational Research, Middle Class, Social Characteristics
