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Helping first-generation college students succeed

✍ Scribed by Charlita Shelton

Publisher
Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
137 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
2041-8418

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Abstract

First‐generation college students are traditionally defined as students whose parents did not attend college and have a high school education or less. These students, an ever increasing part of the college and university demographic, face many challenges, including educational persistence, precollege academic preparation, and financing their college education, and they are less likely to obtain a bachelor's degree compared to their non‐first‐generation counterparts. This article reviews the demographics and challenges of first‐generation college students and makes recommendations for good practices that aid their educational persistence or retention and college success.

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