Is the “first-generation student” term useful for understanding inequality? The role of intersectionality in illuminating the implications of an accepted—yet unchallenged …

TH Nguyen, BMD Nguyen - Review of Research in …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
First-generation students (FGSs) have received a great deal of attention in education
research, practice, and policy. The difficulty of understanding and subsequently addressing …

First-generation students: What we ask, what we know and what it means: An international review of the state of research

T Spiegler, A Bednarek - International Studies in Sociology of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In the course of educational expansion, student populations have become more diverse.
This paper represents an international literature review on the topic of first-generation …

The same course, different access: the digital divide between urban and rural distance education students in South Africa

R Lembani, A Gunter, M Breines… - Journal of Geography in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Access to education is a significant determinant in future success, not only for a country but
equally for individuals. Higher Education (HE) thus is an integral part of the Sustainable …

[图书][B] The first generation student experience: Implications for campus practice, and strategies for improving persistence and success

J Davis - 2010 - taylorfrancis.com
Co-published with More first-generation students are attending college than ever before,
and policy makers agree that increasing their participation in higher education is a matter of …

First-generation undergraduate students and the impacts of the first year of college: Additional evidence

RD Padgett, MP Johnson… - Journal of College Student …, 2012 - muse.jhu.edu
Using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, our
findings suggest that first-generation students are at a significant disadvantage across …

'Low income doesn't mean stupid and destined for failure': challenging the deficit discourse around students from low SES backgrounds in higher education

J McKay, M Devlin - International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The discourse around students from low socio-economic backgrounds often adopts a deficit
conception in which these students are seen as a 'problem'in higher education. In light of …

Social class differences in social integration among students in higher education: A meta-analysis and recommendations for future research.

M Rubin - Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
A meta-analysis of 35 studies found that social class (socioeconomic status) is related to
social integration among students in higher education: Working-class students are less …

Addressing the needs of first‐generation college students: Lessons learned from adults from low‐education families

MM Gibbons, M Woodside - Journal of College Counseling, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The fact that 1st‐generation college students have lower retention rates than their peers and
confront barriers hindering college success is well known. However, less information exists …

Self-efficacy and academic success among ethnically diverse first-generation community college students.

JM Majer - Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2009 - psycnet.apa.org
A longitudinal analysis of self-efficacy for education and sociodemographic characteristics
was conducted among an ethnically diverse sample of first-generation college students …

From “first in family” to “first to finish”: Does college graduation vary by how first-generation college status is defined?

RK Toutkoushian, JA May-Trifiletti… - Educational …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of our study was to examine the relationship between alternative definitions of
first-generation college students (FGCSs) and graduation from 2-and 4-year colleges. Using …