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Direct linkSomers, Patricia; Woodhouse, Shawn; Cofer, Jim – NASPA Journal, 2004
This study examined the impact of background, aspirations, achievement, college experiences, and price on the persistence of first-generation (F-gen) and continuing generation (C-gen) college students at 4-year institutions using the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of 1995-96 (n = 24,262). The authors found differences between the two…
Descriptors: Persistence, Scores, Grade Point Average, First Generation College Students
