Reaffirming the Public Purposes of Higher Education
First-Generation and Continuing Generation Students’ Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9010861 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcela G Cuellar (0000-0002-9087-9738, School of Education, University of California, Davis, California, USA, corresponding author), Alicia Bencomo Garcia (School of Education, University of California, Davis, California, USA), Kem Saichaie (0000-0002-1658-7358, Center for Educational Effectiveness, University of California, Davis, California, USA) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-296 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1546 • E-ISSN: 1538-4640 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221546.2021.1979849 |
| OpenAlex | W3209597975 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 34 |
For more than a century, scholars and policymakers have commented and debated on the purposes of higher education. These conversations reflect a combination of public and private goals, with an increasing emphasis on social mobility. The perspective of students, especially those currently enrolled and first-generation college goers for whom social mobility is likely salient, are often not part of these conversations. This study examines how first-generation and continuing generation students describe the purposes of higher education during college. Students note a strong emphasis on the private goals of higher education from society and parents. However, students’ narratives reflect how they grapple with multiple purposes with some also recognizing a change in their views. Differences by generational status also emerged, emphasizing a continued need to balance public and private goals
Continuing education · First generation · Higher education · Medical education · Narrative · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Salient · Social mobility · Social science · Sociology · Higher Education Governance and Development · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |