| Author(s): | Engle, J., Bermeo, A., and O’Brien, C. |
| Title: | Straight from the source: What works for first-generation college students |
| Source: | http://www.pellinstitute.org/files/files-sfts_w... |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Organization: | Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education |
| Short Description: | Based on intensive focus group interviews with first-generation college students who are recent alumni of TRIO’s Talent Search and Upward Bound programs, this report offers a comprehensive look at the struggles of students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education. These include academic, financial, familial, and work issues. |
| Annotation: | Based on intensive focus group interviews with first-generation college students who are recent alumni of TRIO’s Talent Search and Upward Bound programs, this report offers a comprehensive look at the struggles of students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education. These include academic, financial, familial, and work issues.
Some of the key findings: First-generation students need to understand why college matters; the message that a college education can benefit the entire family is particularly salient; parents and family members should be involved early in the process; pressures to earn money conflict with the need to spend more time on academic work; and prior exposure to college life and access to college-based support services are extremely important.
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