While we have seen a significant investment in widening participation in Australian higher education, many equity groups remain under-represented. Males from low socio-economic backgrounds are the least likely to pursue higher education and the reasons for their non-participation are complex and arguably under-researched. Integral to the agenda of…

This study builds on asset-based research that acknowledges the continuity of cultural assets and resources utilized among Latinx students in their educational trajectories. It is important to consider the functionality of individuals' subjective sense- and meaning-making with explicit familial and cultural contexts as foundational to students'…

The study draws on longitudinal data covering four years of college among a sample of students from low-income backgrounds, with histories of adverse childhood experiences, who enrolled at more than 150 four-year institutions. Analyses investigate factors that influence the emergence and development of students' sense of campus belonging, with…

This study seeks to test for relationships between use of library study rooms, materials, and instruction with student success as measured by retention to the second year, graduation within four years and grades. A cohort of 4,605 first time undergraduate students were considered. Findings show that students who had checked out materials, had…

Drawing from a longitudinal mixed methods study, this article explores how postsecondary institutions can create a campus-wide culture of validation that can improve at-promise student experiences and outcomes. The authors share several strategies that instructors, staff, and administrators can collaboratively enact to build a culture of…

This phenomenological study explored perceived first-generation college student retention at a Texas four-year higher education institution post-vertical transfer. The participants in this study consisted of 12 full-time and part-time students who identified as first-generation college students and had vertically transferred from a two-year higher…

First-generation college students face internal and external obstacles impacting their persistence and degree completion. This study examined what positive and negative factors and to what degree these factors impact first-generation college students' persistence and degree completion at the Appalachian institution based on academic classification…

It is well documented that college degree attainment can impact lifetime earnings and social mobility. However, research shows that first-generation college students (FGCs) are less likely than their peers to enroll in college after high school. The influence of a college counselor at the high school level as an influential other may positively…

This study explores how Latin* first-generation college students develop major and career self-efficacy. This study employs a qualitative case study approach and utilizes data collected during the first phase of the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education's Pullias Center for Higher Education Promoting At-Promise Student…

Despite growing concern about mental health problems in university students and increasing recognition that first-generation university students (FGS) may face additional challenges, there has been no previous attempt to map the existing research on FGS mental health. The aim of this scoping review was to elicit current understanding of mental…

College integration, specifically the first year of college for diverse first-generation college students (FGCS), has been a topic of research in the field of postsecondary education for the last two decades. Postsecondary research has established a connection between inadequate college readiness and poor persistence, resulting in diverse FGCS not…

Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) have the potential to lower barriers to participation in research for a wide range of undergraduate students. In this study, we examined written reflections of first-generation college students who participated in CUREs to understand the challenges and benefits that these courses offered them.

First-generation college students (FGCS) are currently underrepresented in graduate programs, and therefore underrepresented in careers that require a graduate degree. There have been numerous studies on FGCS in undergraduate programs, but few studies done in graduate programs. Researching FGCS at the undergraduate level has helped to provide a…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to understand demographic group (race, first-generation college graduate, gender, age) differences among perceived family and faculty social and family financial support within the US graduate school admissions pipeline in the social sciences. Design/methodology/approach Using data from a cross-sectional…

More research is needed to understand the relationships between imposter syndrome, perfection, and stress, as well as how they might be similar or different among first- and continuing-generation college students. This research study examines the relationships among imposter syndrome, perfectionism, and stress among first- and…