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Direct linkCoffman, Stephen – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2011
Drawing on interviews with first-generation college students (FGS), the author argues that the students' culture affects college attendance and success. Although FGS often have a vocational perspective to college, the author found that they seek meaningful work with good pay. The author also suggests that good decision making, academic…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Social Class, Decision Making, Student Characteristics
Peer reviewedRainwater, Lee – Journal of Social Issues, 1970
Data from a long term Participant observation study of an all-Negro public housing project suggest that the aspirations of lower class people are conventional, yet unattainable via use of subcultural coping techniques. (JM)
Descriptors: Aspiration, Cultural Influences, Game Theory, Goal Orientation
