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Title

Perceived Barriers for First-Generation Students: Reforms to Level the Terrain

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Source

International Journal of Educational Reform

Abstract

This article examines the pervasive difficulties experienced by first-generation students in their quest to attend postsecondary settings. A change in the profile of the undergraduate student body has changed dramatically with respect to first-generation students’ age, enrollment status, and family conditions. These students are likely to enter college with less academic preparation and have limited access to information about the college experience. Low-income, minority, first-generation students are especially likely to lack specific types of college knowledge, which includes knowing how to finance a college education and complete basic admissions requirements. For these students to be successful, it is imperative to understand the pervasive obstacles they may encounter. The article identifies the challenges that first-generation students experience and their perceptions regarding the postsecondary experience, and it concludes with recommendations for successful academic practices.

Inclusive pages

238-252

ISBN/ISSN

1056-7879

Comments

Permission documentation on file.

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Volume

21

Issue

4

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Peer Reviewed

yes

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