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Direct linkVergara, Derek – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference between first-generation college students' and non-first-generation college students' persistence from freshman year to sophomore year of college. The study investigated if race/ethnicity, family income, gender, and fathers' and mothers'…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, First Generation College Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedPlageman, Paula M.; Sabina, Chiara – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2010
Adult women's decisions to attend college and persist toward degree attainment are likely influenced by family members from both family of origin and current family. This study was designed to examine (a) rated support of family members within the family of origin and current family to attend and persist in college, (b) specific attitudes of both…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Family Influence
