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Moschetti, Roxanne Venus; Hudley, Cynthia – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Social capital, the value of a relationship that provides support and assistance in a given social situation (Stanton-Salazar, 2001), is a useful theory for understanding the experiences of low-income adolescents who are the first in their families to attend college. According to social capital theory, networks of relationships can help students…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Community Colleges, First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups