Open AccessFirst Generation College Students
Author(s) -
Emily Lehning
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of college orientation and transition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-4535
pISSN - 1534-2263
DOI - 10.24926/jcotr.v7i2.2508
Subject(s) - demographics , first generation , psychological intervention , medical education , persistence (discontinuity) , service (business) , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , sociology , engineering , business , marketing , population , demography , geotechnical engineering , environmental health , psychiatry
First-generation college students have distinctive needs for support. Institutions of higher learning can provide the proper support for students through needed services and interventions. This article will review the unique demographics and needs of first-generation college students. A model for practice is described and recommendations will be offered to encourage the persistence of first-generation students and the role of student service functions toward meeting that goal.