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First‐generation issues: Learning outcomes of the dismissal testimonial for academically dismissed students in the arts & sciences
Author(s) -
Brost Jennifer,
Payne Kelly
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.458
Subject(s) - dismissal , testimonial , psychology , institution , pedagogy , academic institution , medical education , political science , medicine , management , law , advertising , business , economics
The authors found that the experience of academic dismissal for first‐generation college students (FGS) differs from that of non‐FGS in that the FGS cited wrong course choices, inability to examine personal strengths and weaknesses, and not seeking academic help as reasons for dismissal. FGS who appealed the institution's dismissal decision indicated that if permitted to re‐enroll, they would become more involved in campus and seek faculty contact; these behaviors, the authors suggest, are crucial for the students' academic success.