Geographies of Campus Inequality : mapping the diverse experiences of first-generation students /

Sociological research on the experience of first-generation college students has expanded significantly in the last decade, providing broad-ranging data about the ways that these students enter college settings and their comparative progress toward graduation. However, we still know little about dif...

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Hauptverfasser:
Benson, Janel E., Lee, Elizabeth M.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
Sociological research on the experience of first-generation college students has expanded significantly in the last decade, providing broad-ranging data about the ways that these students enter college settings and their comparative progress toward graduation. However, we still know little about differences among first-gen students. In this book, we problematize the notion that there is only way to be a first generation student, and we consider the implications that different routes into and through college have for post-college mobility. Drawing on interviews with 64 college students at one highly selective campus and national longitudinal survey data from 28 campuses, we found that rather than developing a sense of belonging on campus at large, first-generation students were located in one of four different smaller multi-dimensional niches, what we refer to as campus geographies.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations
ISBN:
0-19-084818-9
0-19-084816-2
Schlagworte:
People with social disabilities > Education (Higher)
Student aspirations.
First-generation college students.
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