ERIC Number: EJ1204130
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 18
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The Effects of First-Generation Status on Student Engagement and Outcomes at Liberal Arts Colleges
Dong, Suhua
Journal of College Student Development, v60 n1 p17-34 Jan-Feb 2019
Using data from the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium (HEDS) Senior Survey, I compared first-generation students' self-reported levels of engagement and outcomes with those of continuing-generation students at 16 private liberal arts colleges (N = 7,611). Membership in the first-generation group demonstrated significant, positive main effects on interactions with diversity, satisfaction with career services, and institutional preparation for career path. On a few variables, significant factor interactions were found between first-generation status and gender and first-generation status and race/ethnicity; no particular first-generation subgroup by gender or race/ethnicity appears to be systematically disadvantaged or advantaged relative to the continuing-generation peer subgroup.
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Private Colleges, Liberal Arts, Student Diversity, Career Readiness, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Student Characteristics, College Seniors, Student Satisfaction, Majors (Students), Institutional Characteristics, Learner Engagement, Student Development
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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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