Theorizing multidimensional identity negotiation: Reflections on the lived experiences of first-generation college students

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (120) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark P. Orbe
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Identity Negotiation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
First Generation College

First-Generation College Students as Academic Learners: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian Ives ◽  
Milagros Castillo-Montoya
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
Alternative View ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Academic Content

The literature on first-generation college students largely focuses on the challenges and barriers they may experience in college. Yet, we do not have a clear understanding of who these students are as learners. To address this gap, this systematic review examines how scholars study and conceptualize first-generation college students as learners. We found the majority of the literature we reviewed conceptualized them as learners based on their academic performance and the influence of cultures on their learning. These two conceptualizations positioned first-generation college students against normative ways of learning, and in doing so promulgate an assimilation approach in higher education. We found a smaller body of literature that conceptualized first-generation college students as learners whose lived experiences, when connected to academic content, can contribute to their academic learning, advancement of disciplines, self-growth, and community development. We use this alternative view to provide recommendations for studying and working with first-generation college students.

scholarly journals The Lived Experiences of First-Generation College Students of Color Integrating into the Institutional Culture of a Predominantly White Institution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talisha Adams ◽  
Juliann McBrayer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Predominantly White Institution ◽  
White Institution ◽  
First Generation College

As many colleges and universities continue to increase their enrollment and diversification of their student body, the number of first-generation college students of color will continue to rise. Colleges have been charged with the challenge of not only enrolling this student population but also ensuring that they are connected to the university and persist to graduation. The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to examine the lived experiences of first-generation college students of color at a Predominantly White Institution (PWI). This study utilized individual in-depth interviews and a focus group to examine how first-generation students of color experienced college at a PWI. Four major themes were revealed: a college degree is a means to a better lifestyle; money always matters; a heightened sense of safety concerns exists; and there is a desire for a supportive multicultural campus environment. The findings of this study may aid institutional leaders in understanding the first-generation college student of color experience at a PWI and assist in establishing and maintaining academic and social support programs that are geared towards these students.

First-Generation College Students: Predicting Stress and Career Outcome Expectation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pei-Wen W. Ma ◽  
Munyi Shea ◽  
Treah Caldwell ◽  
Login George ◽  
Tania Chowdhury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Outcome Expectation ◽  
First Generation College
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