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Pike, Gary R.; Kuh, George D. – Journal of Higher Education, 2005
Students today are different from their counterparts of three and four decades ago. Women have outnumbered men for more than 15 years, and the participation rates for members of historically underrepresented groups have made impressive gains. Many of these "new" students are the first in their families to attend college. It is important that these…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, College Students, First Generation College Students, Individual Characteristics