Inside the Gates: First-Generation Students Finding Their Way
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| Title: | Inside the Gates: First-Generation Students Finding Their Way |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Checkoway, Barry |
| Source: | Higher Education Studies. 2018 8(3):72-84. |
| Availability: | Canadian Center of Science and Education. 1120 Finch Avenue West Suite 701-309, Toronto, OH M3J 3H7, Canada. Tel: 416-642-2606; Fax: 416-642-2608; e-mail: hes@ccsenet.org; Web site: http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/hes |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | First Generation College Students, College Faculty, Course Selection (Students), Teacher Student Relationship, Anxiety, Culturally Relevant Education, Cognitive Style, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Low Income, Minority Group Students, Organizational Change, Educational Experience |
| ISSN: | 1925-4741 |
| Abstract: | This paper examines what first-generation students face when coming inside the gates of higher education for the first time, an experience which, without preparation by them and their institution, can disorient them to a level of anxiety which affects their learning. The paper identifies issues arising when they are trying to find their way, such as choosing courses whose content feels foreign, and finding professors who can communicate with them in ways which they understand. It draws upon a review of the literature, and the experiences of the author as a first-generation student and, subsequently, a professor. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 82 |
| Entry Date: | 2018 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1188566 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This paper examines what first-generation students face when coming inside the gates of higher education for the first time, an experience which, without preparation by them and their institution, can disorient them to a level of anxiety which affects their learning. The paper identifies issues arising when they are trying to find their way, such as choosing courses whose content feels foreign, and finding professors who can communicate with them in ways which they understand. It draws upon a review of the literature, and the experiences of the author as a first-generation student and, subsequently, a professor. |
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| ISSN: | 1925-4741 |
