Objective: Traditional-age students attending a rural community college in Kentucky's
Appalachian region were interviewed, along with faculty members and administrators, to …

Purpose Given that a relatively large percentage of college students entering historically
black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are first-generation students and considering the …

Latinx first-generation college students (FGCS) are a growing population faced with unique
challenges for college retention and graduation. Because their parents did not attend …

This article argues for the value of I poems as a means to hear and understand the voices of
individual women and girls. I poems are a feature of the Listening Guide (eg, Brown & …

This article outlines a qualitative narrative inquiry study conducted within Australia that
focused on a group of female students commencing university, all of whom were the first in …

Internationally, research has indicated that returning to education for older learners provides
the means for growth and change, for some students this can translate into a sense of …

Despite increased attention on social justice in higher education, underrepresented students
often experience the classroom as unwelcoming and even hostile. Although theoretical and …

In this study, black South African first-generation students' experiences related to identity
development during their first year at a higher education institution were explored …

In India, university students from scheduled castes (SCs) face a number of challenges that
not only prevent them from graduating but also prevent them from being strong performers in …

This article examines the pervasive difficulties experienced by first-generation students in
their quest to attend postsecondary settings. A change in the profile of the undergraduate …