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Autor/inn/en | Bryan, Elizabeth; Simmons, Leigh Ann |
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Titel | Family Involvement: Impacts on Postsecondary Educational Success for First-Generation Appalachian College Students |
Quelle | In: Journal of College Student Development, 50 (2009) 4, S.391-406 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0897-5264 |
Schlagwörter | First Generation College Students; Qualitative Research; Early Intervention; Family Involvement; Content Analysis; Student Experience; Performance Factors; Interviews; Family Influence; Student Attitudes; Student Adjustment; Student Development; Kentucky |
Abstract | First-generation college students face a number of barriers to academic success and completion of their degrees. Using Bronfenbrenner's (1989) ecological theory as a framework, qualitative research was used to examine the experiences of 10 first-generation Appalachian Kentucky university students (mean age = 21 years) and factors they attributed to their educational success. Content analysis was used to analyze the data. Seven themes representing participants' experiences in a university setting were identified: (a) close-knit families and communities, (b) separate identities, (c) knowledge of college procedures, (d) pressure to succeed, (e) returning home, (f ) the pervasiveness of poverty, and (g) the importance of early intervention programming. Additional areas for research and potential policy adjustments for universities serving this population are presented. (Contains 1 figure.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |