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Finley, Jennifer Bissell – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous research has demonstrated that first-generation college students are less likely to persist to their sophomore year than non-first-generation students (Davis, 2010; Choy, 2001). The first six weeks has been identified as a critical time for adjustment and integration to college (Tinto, 1987; Astin, 1993; Woosley, 2003, 2009). Although…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Student Adjustment, Academic Persistence