ERIC Number: EJ1448935
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-2330-7277
EISSN: EISSN-2330-7269
Food Insecurity amongst Urban College Students
Gerron Scott
Georgia Journal of College Student Affairs, v40 n1 p131-150 2024
Food insecurity is a growing concern among college students. This narrative inquiry provides a greater understanding of food insecurity's impact on the college-going experience for urban students. Interviews were conducted with five college students who attend a large public urban university in the mid-Atlantic and use the on-campus food pantry. From the narrative inquiry, six themes emerged. They are peer relationships, government assistance, cost of living, access to healthy food, institutional help, and navigating college. As a result of the study, there are several actionable steps that institutions should take. Those steps include increased advertisement, adding toiletries and similar products, and funding positions that work directly with students facing issues like food insecurity.
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Urban Universities, Student Experience, Public Colleges, Peer Relationship, Federal Aid, Cost Indexes, Economic Factors, Nutrition, Student College Relationship, Undergraduate Students, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation
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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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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Higher Education Act Title IV
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