ERIC Number: EJ751688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 16
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Defining College Readiness from the inside out: First-Generation College Student Perspectives
Byrd, Kathleen L.; Macdonald, Ginger
Community College Review, v33 n1 p22-37 2005
This study provides understanding of college readiness from the perspectives of older first-generation college students who transferred from community colleges. Results indicate that life experiences contribute to academic skills, time management, goal focus, and self-advocacy. Research is recommended to improve nontraditional student advising and placement, community college-to-university transfer, and college reading instruction.
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, First Generation College Students, School Readiness, Time Management, Self Advocacy, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Goal Orientation, Academic Ability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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