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Direct linkCastaneda, Monica Annette – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Completion rates for first-generation community college students continue to be of concern for higher education leaders. Only one out of five students at community colleges obtain their desired degree in three years or less and first-generation students persist less than non-first-generation students. This qualitative descriptive study explored…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Community College Students, Academic Persistence, Self Efficacy
Siddique, Faraz – ProQuest LLC, 2023
First-generation students, especially in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, have low persistence rates. Research shows that one of the barriers to their low persistence is a need for a student-centered pedagogical approach. Research has shown that if an instructor incorporates a pause technique during a standard lecture,…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, STEM Education, Academic Persistence, Lecture Method
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
Peer reviewedBusch, Carly A.; Wiesenthal, Nicholas J.; Mohammed, Tasneem F.; Anderson, Shauna; Barstow, Margaret; Custalow, Cydney; Gajewski, Jas; Garcia, Kristin; Gilabert, Cynthia K.; Hughes, Joseph; Jenkins, Aliyah; Johnson, Miajah; Kasper, Cait; Perez, Israel; Robnett, Brieana; Tillett, Kaytlin; Tsefrekas, Lauren; Goodwin, Emma C.; Cooper, Katelyn M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Fear of negative evaluation (FNE), defined as a sense of dread associated with being negatively judged in a social situation, has been identified as the primary factor underlying undergraduate anxiety in active-learning science courses. However, no quantitative studies have examined the extent to which science undergraduates experience FNE and how…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Undergraduate Students, Science Education, Fear
Tammie Lenease Nadeau – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Undergraduate first-generation Black male students enrolled in colleges nationwide are not graduating at rates comparable to their peers. Despite others' increased graduation rates, many undergraduate first-generation Black male students struggle to graduate. In the past decade, increasing research has focused on why first-generation Black male…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, African American Students, Males
Stephanie M. Breen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Efforts to broaden participation and access in graduate education have proliferated in recent decades, with federally funded interventions established to increase the number of historically marginalized students in graduate education (Council of Graduate Schools, 2008). The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, a notable…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, College Choice, High Achievement, Low Income Students
Mary Elizabeth Sewell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a higher-order construct comprised of four psychological resources: hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism (HERO), and has been linked to academic achievement and engagement (Hazan Liran & Miller, 2019; Luthans, et al., 2012). Interventions designed to build PsyCap may be particularly helpful for…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Psychological Patterns, Resilience (Psychology), Personality Traits
Viola J. Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While the value of mentoring has long been presumed in the literature as well as in practices, little is known about the success of formal, and informal mentoring practices (Crisp, 2010; Crisp & Cruz, 2009; & Ward & Ball, 2016). In addition, there is a lack of research on community college student mentoring in higher education…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Transfer Students, Colleges, Mentors
Download full textAmy E. Collins- Warfield; Jera Elizondo Niewoehner- Green; Scott D. Scheer; Kristen J. Mills – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2023
This qualitative case study explored the perceptions of struggling students who identified as first- generation, low-income, and/or Students of Color (i.e., Historically Excluded Groups), and their beliefs about success, struggle, and characteristics of supportive instructors. Thematic analysis revealed student participants understood academic…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, At Risk Students
Thompson, Keisha V.; Verdino, Joseph – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study explored self-efficacy in a sample of urban community college students. The main goal of the study was to determine levels of both general and academic self-efficacy in this population, consisting of first-generation, immigrant, and traditional students. Self-efficacy is an important psychological factor affecting academic motivation,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, First Generation College Students
Barragan, Cassandra; Ryckman, Lyla; Doyle, Wayne – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2022
Effective veteran-student programs that include advising help to bridge military culture with campus culture. These programs assist with military-to-campus transitions and achieving veteran-student academic success. Persistent outreach is an advising strategy that includes proactive and intentional engagement that anticipates student concerns. The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Generation College Students, Veterans, Outreach Programs
Smith, Jonathan; Howell, Jessica; Hurwitz, Michael – Education Finance and Policy, 2022
We estimate the impact of one of the largest college-to-student outreach efforts in the nation, the College Board's Student Search Service. In an oversubscribed "order," colleges receive contact information of a randomly chosen subset of PSAT and SAT exam takers who opt into the service and meet colleges' search criteria from a larger…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, College Choice, High School Students, Program Effectiveness
Simon, Nicolas P.; Hornung, Rick; Dugan, Kimberly B. – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2022
Social and cultural capital are critical components of success among college students. In this paper, we examine the creation, accumulation, and distribution of social and cultural capital by and among underserved college students who participated in a summer bridge program at one regional public state university. Using qualitative data from…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Disadvantaged Youth
Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education: A Scoping Study of Contexts, Barriers, and Facilitators
Taff, Steven D.; Clifton, Maribeth – Higher Education Studies, 2022
A sense of inclusion and belonging are critical for students? learning and personal development in higher education institutions. Learners who identify as non-majority identities (racial/ethnic minority, LGTBQ+, disability, and first generation) are at greater risk of feeling isolated and unwelcome. Lack of belonging and inclusion among…
Descriptors: College Students, Minority Group Students, Students with Disabilities, First Generation College Students
Mustapha, Abiola – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Researchers have examined the experiences of Black undergraduate students attending predominantly white institutions (PWIs). Yet, there is little research on the experiences of first-generation Black undergraduate women who create and use support systems; as well as the role that these support systems play in the journey to obtain their…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, African American Students, Females, Student Empowerment
