WORKING WITH FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
Students are the first in their families to attend college face special challenges. Below are resources to help faculty understand and work with the needs of first-generation college students.
DECEMBER, 2011 ADVISING FORUM
BOOKS
The First Generation Student Experience: Implications for Campus Practice, and Strategies for Improving Persistence and Sucess, Davis, 2010, Amazon.com description
The Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students, Housel & Harvey, 2010, Amazon.com description
VIDEO RESOURCES
Who We Are: First-Generation College Students Speak Out (VIDEO)
Academic Culture Shock: First-Generation College Students Step Up to College Work (AUDIO SLIDESHOW)
Becoming a Scholar: Bright Academic Futures for First-Generation Students (AUDIO SLIDESHOW)
WEBSITES & REPORTS
First in the Family: Advice about College from First-Generation Students
First-Generation Students in Postsecondary Education: A Look at Their College Transcripts
First-Generation Students: Undergraduates Whose Parents Never Enrolled in Postsecondary Education
Advising First-Generation Students (National Academic Advising Association)
Making Excellence Inclusive (American Association of Colleges & Universities)
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