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Direct linkStarke, Tadarrayl M. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
First-generation college students face unique challenges in higher education compared to students whose parents are college graduates. These students tend to come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and face difficulty enrolling and persisting in higher education (Horn, 1998; Ishitani, 2003; Latino et al., 2018; Nunez & Cuccaro-Alamin, 1998;…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, First Generation College Students, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence
Clark, Carrie; Hunley, Allen – Principal Leadership, 2007
Regardless of where they live, incoming freshmen face the same problems nationwide, such as anxiety about entering a new school, social pressure, and increased academic pressure and responsibility. Freshman academies have been introduced in many larger schools to offset these issues. A typical freshman academy isolates freshmen from the rest of…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Grants, Federal Aid, Rural Schools
