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Erika Velarde – ProQuest LLC, 2023
A growing number of college students today are First-Generation. First-Generation (FG) college student experiences and performance on student success measures differ from their peers whose parents have earned college degrees (Astin, 1975; Chen & Carroll, 2005; Ishitani, 2006; Pascarella et al., 2004). The purpose of this quantitative study was…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, First Generation College Students, Academic Achievement, Success
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Guiffrida, Douglas A.; Douthit, Kathryn Z. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2010
Research from higher education and cultural studies that has examined the Black college student experience at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) is presented to assist counselors in understanding how Black college students' relationships with faculty, family, friends from home, and peers in Black student organizations can become assets or…
Descriptors: African American Students, Student Organizations, Student Experience, College Students
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Villalba, Jose A.; Brunelli, Maria; Lewis, Lucy; Orfanedes, Dean – Professional School Counseling, 2007
A qualitative study, using focus groups of Latino parents living in a rural Southeastern U.S. community, was conducted to explore the experiences of elementary-school-aged Latino children. Using the consensual qualitative research method to analyze participants' responses, this study identified four general themes that impact Latino children in…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Economic Factors, Cultural Traits, Qualitative Research