ERIC Number: EJ1255874
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 4
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Unveiling the Hidden Assets That First-Generation Students Bring to College
Minicozzi, Lisa; Roda, Allison
Journal for Leadership and Instruction, v19 n1 p43-46 Spr 2020
The purpose of this research was to discover what specific attitudes and behaviors first year students believed were necessary to transition to college by employing a qualitative lens. We chose to explore how students describe building their identities as college students, responding to the cultural shifts between high school and college, and interacting with the power structures in five Long Island institutions of higher education. Specifically, we compared 55 students along two dimensions-first-generation students of color at public and community colleges (n=22 students), and White private college students who are non-first-generation (n=33 students).
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Adjustment, Minority Group Students, Public Colleges, Community Colleges, White Students, Family Influence, College Freshmen, College Readiness, Self Advocacy, Expectation, High School Students, Cultural Context, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York
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