The High School–College Disconnect: Examining First‐Generation College Students’ Perceptions of Their Literacy Preparation

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Michelsen Wahleithner
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Literacy Preparation

Going to College with a Posse: How Having High School Peers on Campus Supports College Achievement

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin R Binning ◽  
Lorraine R. Blatt ◽  
Susie Chen ◽  
Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Public University ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Large Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
College Achievement ◽  
First Generation College

The social experience of transitioning to a four-year university varies widely among students. Some attend with few or no prior contacts or acquaintances from their hometown; others attend with a large network of high school alumni. Using a sample (N=43,240) of undergraduates spanning 7.5 years at a public university, we examine what factors predict high school peer-prevalence on campus (HSPP) and whether HSPP predicts college achievement above and beyond such factors. Analyses found that HSPP was predicted by variables associated with societal privilege (e.g., being White, continuing generation). Above and beyond these variables, HSPP independently predicted higher grades in gateway STEM courses and, among first-generation college students, higher retention. The role of HSPP in fostering equity and inequity is discussed.

First-Generation College Students: Predicting Stress and Career Outcome Expectation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Wen W. Ma ◽  
Munyi Shea ◽  
Treah Caldwell ◽  
Login George ◽  
Tania Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
First Generation College
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