TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterogeneity in First-generation College Students Influencing Academic Success and Adjustment to Higher Education
AU - Kim, Ae Sook
AU - Choi, Sheena
AU - Park, Sinyoung
N1 - Kim, A. S., Choi, S., & Park, S. (2020). Heterogeneity in first-generation college students influencing academic success and adjustment to higher education. The Social Science Journal, 57(3), 288–304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2018.12.002
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - This study questions the notion that first-generation college students (FGCSs) are homogenous. We state that older siblings who have attended college contribute in a significant way to FGCSs’ educational outcomes. To investigate the differences among FGCSs and compare them with continuing-generation college students (CGCSs), we collected undergraduate student survey data at a regional university in the Midwestern United States. The data were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and logistic and multivariate regression using the Stata 14 statistical software package. The results showed that statistically, FGCSs who are the first in their families to attend college (F-FGCSs) had significantly fewer reasons for attending college; less parental, peer, and institutional support; and lower likelihood of academic success than CGCSs and FGCSs with older siblings who attended college (FGCSs-OS), while CGCSs and FGCSs-OS were similar. Therefore, higher education policies need to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each subgroup of FGCSs.
AB - This study questions the notion that first-generation college students (FGCSs) are homogenous. We state that older siblings who have attended college contribute in a significant way to FGCSs’ educational outcomes. To investigate the differences among FGCSs and compare them with continuing-generation college students (CGCSs), we collected undergraduate student survey data at a regional university in the Midwestern United States. The data were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and logistic and multivariate regression using the Stata 14 statistical software package. The results showed that statistically, FGCSs who are the first in their families to attend college (F-FGCSs) had significantly fewer reasons for attending college; less parental, peer, and institutional support; and lower likelihood of academic success than CGCSs and FGCSs with older siblings who attended college (FGCSs-OS), while CGCSs and FGCSs-OS were similar. Therefore, higher education policies need to be tailored to meet the specific needs of each subgroup of FGCSs.
KW - Academic success
KW - Adjustment to college
KW - Cultural capital
KW - First-generation college students
KW - Older siblings
KW - Social capital
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U2 - 10.1016/J.SOSCIJ.2018.12.002
DO - 10.1016/J.SOSCIJ.2018.12.002
M3 - Article
VL - 57
SP - 288
EP - 304
JO - Social Science Journal
JF - Social Science Journal
IS - 3
ER -