ERIC Number: EJ1064132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-9517
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Supporting Working-Class Students in Higher Education
Soria, Krista; Bultmann, Mark
NACADA Journal, v34 n2 p51-62 2014
Utilizing data from the multi-institutional "Student Experience in the Research University" survey, we examined self-identified working-class students' experiences in higher education. The results suggest that working-class students experience a lower sense of belonging, perceive a less welcoming campus climate, and pursue fewer social engagements than their peers who self-identify as middle/upper-class. Specific suggestions direct academic advisors to promote working-class students' success.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Working Class, Student Employment, Student Experience, Student Surveys, Self Disclosure (Individuals), School Culture, College Environment, Social Integration, Social Class, Definitions, Student Characteristics, Predictor Variables, Undergraduate Students, Least Squares Statistics, Student Participation, Social Psychology, Student Attitudes, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Significance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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