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Quishaundra R. Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative study aims to establish a knowledge base and learn about the experience of first-generation transfer students who have completed their Associate in Art (AA) degree from a community college and have transitioned to a four-year public university. The study aims to examine first-generation transfer students' sense of belonging and…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Transfer Students, College Programs, Transitional Programs
Cuauhtemoc Salinas Martell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation shed light on the need for higher education institutions to design support systems for undocumented students inside and outside of the classroom, especially when they apply to or attend prestigious universities. In addition, this study highlighted how I survived higher education, my home, and U.S. society through my multiple…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, College Students, Student Experience, Coping
DeLithea Evonn Davis – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this narrative research study was to explore the experiences of first-generation African American women who transfer to a predominately White institution. More specifically, this study focused on Black women students' ability to succeed while navigating against dominant majoritarian views and negative stereotypes while attending a…
Descriptors: Student Experience, First Generation College Students, African American Students, Females
Katelyn Shannon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In recent decades, higher education has undergone a profound transformation with the increased enrollment of non-traditional students, representing a diverse cohort pursuing education later in life. The purpose of this comprehensive qualitative meta-analysis of existing literature is to meticulously examine the multifaceted challenges and barriers…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Barriers, Nontraditional Students, College Students
Solangel Leiva Alvarado – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of Belizean junior college students who are on or have experienced academic probation at junior colleges in Belize. A qualitative narrative inquiry research design was implemented to carry out this study. To understand the experiences of students who are or have overcome academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community College Students, Student Experience, Academic Probation
Elizabeth Lavoie – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation explores how college students define success in their educational journeys and what experiences shape these definitions. While existing literature often presents institutional or educator-driven definitions of success, this study aims to capture student perspectives directly, using narrative inquiry to highlight the voices of…
Descriptors: College Students, Definitions, Success, Student Experience
Virginia Clinton-Lisell; Alison E. Kelly – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2024
The use of online homework systems that require the purchase of an access code has become widespread. The purpose of this study is to examine student experiences with and perceptions of online homework systems with access codes. Postsecondary students (N = 966) completed a survey about the financial costs, perceptions of quality, engagement with,…
Descriptors: Homework, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Experience
Lorena Laverde – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The population of Latinx students at colleges and universities in the United States who have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is large and growing. The literature shows that these students face unique challenges at the intersection of being DACA and Latinx (e.g., racial/ethnic discrimination and microaggressions,…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Hispanic American Students, College Students, Barriers
Tanzina Ahmed; Jacob Shane; Rositsa Ilieva; Stacia Maher Reader; Charmaine Aleong; Caitlin Chu; Ho Yan Wong; Daniel Brusche; Karen Jiang; Arielle Edwards; Daniel Lopez; Anita Yan – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Community college students may become more vulnerable to food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may eventually impact their health, shape their interpretations of food insecurity and injustice within their lives, and cause them to reevaluate the support that they need from their community college. This study analyzes the food security…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Food, Barriers, Coping
Lauren E. Slane – ProQuest LLC, 2023
As the entry point into higher education for over half of the bachelor's degree earners, (Trapani & Hale, 2019), community colleges are positioned to have a positive impact of bringing a more diverse student group into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors. However, the vertical transfer function from community…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Womens Education, Females, Community College Students
Kirton, Alicia Tracey – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Purpose: This study explores the challenges facing FGCSs and seeks to provide strategies, opportunities, and novel and actionable insights for increasing retention and graduation rates among FGCSs in community colleges during and post the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study further identifies whether and how the COVID-19 pandemic magnified these…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, First Generation College Students, Barriers
Juan Rodriguez – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The present study sought to examine unique challenges that first-generation Latino male students (FGLMs) face, along with contributing factors that helped to shape their college experience when adjusting to two community colleges in southern California. The selected institutions were large community colleges located in urban settings within Los…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Males, First Generation College Students, Community College Students
Tessa Henderson-Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study examines and elevates the experiences of first-generation, low-income, Black women (FGLIBW) who are navigating the community college pipeline. Three forms of data--biographical questionnaires, phenomenological interview responses, and testimonio share back prompt responses--capture the extent to which participants feel welcomed,…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Student Experience, First Generation College Students, Low Income Students
Angelica Gil Garcia – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The fastest-growing population of Latinx students across California Community Colleges calls for an analysis on institutional practices to ignite change and improve the overall educational achievements of this student population. The purpose of this study was to examine the lived experiences of first-generation Latinx students by employing the…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, Community College Students, Student Experience
Regan, Pamela; Michikyan, Minas; Subrahmanyam, Kaveri; Bartholomew, John; Michikyan, Melissa; Castillo, Linda; Castillo, Linda – College Student Journal, 2023
Explored the experiences of public university students (N = 1,573) in five domains (e.g., mental health, remote learning) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether these experiences differed as a function of college generation status. Mental health challenges were observed, with first-generation students reporting higher…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Students, COVID-19, Pandemics