Profile of First-Generation College Students within a Hispanic-Serving Institution

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tucker Jones ◽  
Laura Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institution ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Hispanic Serving

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Optimism for Degree Attainment in Latino First-Generation College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-133
Author(s):  
Laura F. Romo ◽  
Diana Magana ◽  
Gabriela Gutierrez-Serrano
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Latino Students ◽  
Degree Attainment ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Postsecondary Success ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Hispanic Serving

Latino first-generation college students face a unique set of challenges that are not part of the college experience of their non-first-generation counterparts. Nonetheless, many Latinos remain optimistic about overcoming barriers that might impede their educational pursuits. The present study was aimed at exploring factors that contribute to Latino students’ positive expectations for degree attainment. Utilizing data from a large online survey administered at a four-year Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), we found that competency beliefs and persistent determination to overcome challenges significantly influences students’ optimism. In addition, strong connections with institutional agents (largely, faculty and student affairs staff) emerged as significant contributing factors. Students who reported having close relationships with their parents also reported a greater degree of optimism about postsecondary success. Implications for programs and services to improve the college experiences of Latino first-generation student, enhance optimism, and increase retention are discussed.

A Title V Center as a Counterspace for Underrepresented Minority and First-Generation College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 153819272095130
Author(s):  
Sarah A. Roberts ◽  
Krista L. Lucas
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
First Generation College Students ◽  
Title V ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Hispanic Serving Institution ◽  
First Generation College ◽  
Student Center ◽  
Hispanic Serving ◽  
Four Year Institutions

This study examined a Title V Student Center within a Hispanic Serving Institution and how it acted as a counterspace for undergraduate students. The Center provided multiple academic and non-academic supports that students utilized, including mentoring, office hours, and programming. It also provided a place for community development, offering a sense of safety, encouragement, and belonging. This study contributes to limited research on Title V centers for Latinx students at four-year institutions.

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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