TY - JOUR
T1 - First-generation students' academic engagement and retention
AU - Soria, Krista M.
AU - Stebleton, Michael J.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - This study investigates differences in academic engagement and retention between first-generation and non-first-generation undergraduate students. Utilizing the Student Experience in the Research University survey of 1864 first-year students at a large, public research university located in the United States, this study finds that first-generation students have lower academic engagement (as measured by the frequency with which students interacted with faculty, contributed to class discussions, brought up ideas from different courses during class discussions, and asked insightful questions in class) and lower retention as compared to non-first-generation students. Recommendations that higher education faculty can follow to promote the academic engagement and retention of first-generation students are addressed.
AB - This study investigates differences in academic engagement and retention between first-generation and non-first-generation undergraduate students. Utilizing the Student Experience in the Research University survey of 1864 first-year students at a large, public research university located in the United States, this study finds that first-generation students have lower academic engagement (as measured by the frequency with which students interacted with faculty, contributed to class discussions, brought up ideas from different courses during class discussions, and asked insightful questions in class) and lower retention as compared to non-first-generation students. Recommendations that higher education faculty can follow to promote the academic engagement and retention of first-generation students are addressed.
KW - academic engagement
KW - first-generation students
KW - public universities
KW - retention
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U2 - 10.1080/13562517.2012.666735
DO - 10.1080/13562517.2012.666735
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84870574428
SN - 1356-2517
VL - 17
SP - 673
EP - 685
JO - Teaching in Higher Education
JF - Teaching in Higher Education
IS - 6
ER -