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Direct linkRussell, Erica R. – Diversity in Higher Education, 2021
In this chapter, I will share about my personal journey, highlighting key moments, personal experiences, and relationships encountered at different points along the way. Hindsight provides so many lessons. When recounting my story, I tend to contextualize my experience as a "First." A First is an individual who was once a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interpersonal Relationship, First Generation College Students, College Faculty
Katherine Kelley – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The Higher Education Act of 1965 was passed to provide upward mobility for those from lower socioeconomic families. The Act presented an opportunity to afford low interest loans to students who otherwise would not have had the privilege to attend college. The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to identify and understand process and policy…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Experience, Undergraduate Students, Educational Finance
Experiences of First-Generation Latinx Professionals in Technology Companies and Career Preparedness
Elizabeth Quiroga Valadez – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this research study was to understand how prepared first-generation Latinx college graduates feel for their first job in IT and also gain insight into their experiences as first-generation white-collar workers in IT organizations. Specifically, the goal of this study was to understand the unique challenges and barriers faced by…
Descriptors: Industry, Career Readiness, First Generation College Students, Hispanic Americans
Seth J. Schwartz; Beyhan Ertanir; Audrey Harkness; Byron L. Zamboanga; Melissa L. Bessaha; John B. Bartholomew; Alan Meca; Minas Michikyan; Maria Duque; Pablo Montero-Zamora; Claudia López-Madrigal; Linda G. Castillo; Miguel Ángel Cano; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; Brandy Piña-Watson; Pamela Regan; Lindsay S. Ham; Marissa K. Hanson; Charles R. Martinez Jr. – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined the role of personal identity vis-à-vis COVID-related outcomes among college students from seven U.S. campuses during spring/summer 2021. Participants: The present sample consisted of 1,688 students (74.5% female, age range 18-29). The sample was ethnically diverse, and 57.3% were first-generation students. Procedures:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Self Concept
Sarah LeMire; Zhihong Xu; Doug Hahn – College & Research Libraries, 2025
As higher education continues to focus its attention on first-generation college students, academic libraries are increasingly interested in designing outreach and instruction programs to support these students, especially during their first year of college. This study informs these efforts by implementing a standardized test to assess the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Information Literacy
Melissa Pearman Fenton; Vijaya Seegulam; Jesseca Antoine; Tina Ngoc Pham; Marcia Ruth Morris; Shaun Boren; Catherine Woodstock Striley – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between proposed anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and depressive symptoms among LGBTQ+ college students. Participants: Participants (N = 72,135) included LGBTQ+ college students (N = 21,466) from over 530 colleges and universities, including technical and community institutions, across the United…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Legislation, Social Bias, College Students
Nagma Zerin; Melo-Jean Yap; Hexin Bi – Chemical Engineering Education, 2025
We evaluated the sense of belonging of 73 undergraduate students from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChemBE) program of a private R1 University using a mixed-methods approach. Women, first-generation students, and men who did not identify as White or Asian had a lower belonging in major compared to their counterparts. "Peers,…
Descriptors: Sense of Belonging, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Chemical Engineering
Download full textMary Dueñas; Elizandra Sandoval – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2025
We explored the critical role institutions play in shaping the health and wellness of Latine first-generation collegiate communities. To understand how higher education institutions support college students' wellness, we examined how higher education systems and structures contribute to the educational outcomes and overall well-being of Latine…
Descriptors: College Role, Health Promotion, Wellness, First Generation College Students
Ifeatu Oliobi; Kristen Glasener; James Dean Ward; Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta; Caroline Doglio; Dillon Ruddell – Peabody Journal of Education, 2025
This qualitative case study explores student and staff perceptions of whether and how participation in pre-enrollment summer transition programs influenced the sense of belonging and preparedness of first-generation and limited-income students in their first year of college. These summer transition programs are provided as part of the Kessler…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes
O'Hara, Elizabeth M. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2022
This qualitative single case study explored the lived experience of a first-generation Latino college student in a four-year higher education setting, who despite obstacles, persisted in college. The study revealed the need for a supportive system, both in and out of school, with an understanding and respect for the culture. Moreover, the findings…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, First Generation College Students
Yang, Chia-chen – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Social adjustment to college can be challenging, and social networking sites (SNSs) may ease the process. SNSs as an adjustment tool may be particularly useful for those who have relatively limited social support in their proximal environments, such as first-generation college students. This study explored how first-generation and continuing…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Social Media, Use Studies, Social Adjustment
McCulloh, Edna – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Rural first-generation college students (FGCSs) encounter complications in college that are often the result of a lack of college readiness, difficulty adjusting to new communities, and the absence of a support network. This study explored the parental support that promoted retention of rural FGCSs attending a small, private university, where…
Descriptors: Parent Student Relationship, School Holding Power, Rural Areas, First Generation College Students
Forsyth, Rachel; Hamshire, Claire; Fontaine-Rainen, Danny; Soldaat, Leza – Australian Educational Researcher, 2022
The principles of diversity and inclusion are valued across the higher education sector, but the ways in which these principles are translated into pedagogic practice are not always evident. Students who are first in their family to attend university continue to report barriers to full participation in university life. They are more likely to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty
Patfield, Sally; Gore, Jennifer; Fray, Leanne – Educational Review, 2022
Universities have increasingly adopted "first-generation status" as a new category for addressing equity in higher education, especially in the UK and Australia. This category targets students whose parents do not have a university degree and therefore are "newcomers" to higher education. While the category is well-intentioned,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, First Generation College Students, Social Capital, Social Networks
Perez-Holt, Alejandra Guadalupe – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this dissertation was to understand the experiences of first-generation Latina doctoral students through their educational journey. Included in this dissertation were Latina doctoral students who identified as Mexican-American, were first generation students and attended the doctoral program part time. Each participant was still in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Doctoral Students, Hispanic American Students, Females
