First Generation Students and Post-Undergraduate Aspirations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16914690 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morgan Teressa Carlton (Wake Forest University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/2158244015618433 |
| OpenAlex | W2292018585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
Equal access to education is a growing concern throughout the nation. With an increasing amount of programs aimed to support the underrepresented populations on college campuses, first generation college students have grown to be a target population of particular interest. This study examined the relationships between first generation college seniors and applications to graduate or professional programs. The goal of this study was to determine if first generation students are pursuing advanced degrees at lower rates than non-first generation students and if so, attempt to uncover factors contributing to that evidence. Data were gathered from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshman data set, and variables were analyzed using a binary logistic regression. The results of the study indicate that first generation students are significantly less likely to pursue an advanced degree, even when controlling for race, gender, family income, and cumulative grade point average, suggesting a distinctive impact of first generation status on post-undergraduate aspirations. However, after controlling for the impact of self-reported undergraduate loans, the effect of first generation status was no longer significant. The findings in this study provide an important new perspective in the field of sociology
First generation · Higher education · Logistic regression · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · School Choice and Performance
Experiências na graduação da Unifesp
Slipping through the cracks
Graduating together
Historically underrepresented students
Leveraging the strengths that first-generation students have to succeed in South African higher education
Building Transfer Student Interest in Computer Science PhDs
Doctoral Degree Attainment From Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Alumni
Success in higher education
I’m proud to say I was the first in my family to go to college”
First-generation students’ educational outcomes
Caught in Limbo
Advancing Equity in Graduate Pathways
| Citations per year | 1.71 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |