ERIC Number: EJ746539
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-5455
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Pushing the Boulder Uphill: The Persistence of First-Generation College Students
Somers, Patricia; Woodhouse, Shawn; Cofer, Jim
NASPA Journal, v41 n3 p418-435 Spr 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 groups on the effect size for almost all of the significant variables. F-gen students were more sensitive to financial aid and averse to student loans than their peers. However, even variables such as high income, high test score, and high grade point average, which similar studies have found to be significant and positively associated with persistence, did not influence the persistence of F-gen students in this study. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Persistence, Scores, Grade Point Average, First Generation College Students, Student Financial Aid, Academic Achievement, Student Loan Programs, Federal Aid, Student Costs, Socioeconomic Background, Academic Aspiration, Educational Attainment, Family Income, Student Characteristics, Student Experience, Effect Size, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.
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