scholarly journals Spiritual and Religious Support for Underrepresented First-Generation, Low-Income (UFGLI) Students

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 548
Author(s):  
Elliott Ingersoll ◽  
Sophia Elliott ◽  
Stephanie Drcar
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Low Income ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Religious Support ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Minimal Support ◽  
Systemic Barriers

UFGLI students comprise 34% of the students enrolled in four-year universities. Unlike some students, UFGLI students face internal and systemic barriers throughout their educational experience and their struggles are often dismissed and disregarded. Working and raising a family while taking courses, minimal support systems, and financial struggles require students to optimize their resources. We explore the issues of UFGLI students and the importance of their spiritual and religious supports using a literature review and a case study. Religious and spiritual identities are resources that should be explored and supported by staff at university counselling centers. Affirming UFGLI students’ religious and spiritual identities and understanding how religion and spirituality work in their lives can assist these students in their acclimation to and success at university.

Validation and Living Learning Communities: An Evaluation Case Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 152102512097093
Author(s):  
Sophia Gehlhausen Anderson ◽  
Bob Blankenberger
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Matched Pair ◽  
Living Learning Communities ◽  
Validation Score ◽  
The Impact

In this program evaluation study, we analyzed the impact of interpersonal validation and participation in living-learning communities (LLC) on retention and GPA via regression and propensity score matching. The LLCs were designed to improve outcomes for underrepresented, low-income and first-generation students at a Midwestern regional public university. Employing data from the widely used Mid-Year Student Assessment™, we created a validation score. This student validation score was significantly associated with retention in semester three, and third semester and sixth semester GPA. In the matched pair analyses, we found mixed results with significantly improved retention for participants in just one LLC compared to their matched peers, and significantly improved GPA for a combined group of LLC participants.

scholarly journals Controlling Images: Institutional Stereotypes of Engagement of Low-Income Families, First-Generation Families, and Families of Color

JCSCORE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-158
Author(s):  
Delma Ramos ◽  
Judy Marquez Kiyama ◽  
Casandra E. Harper
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
First Generation ◽  
College Experience ◽  
Family Engagement ◽  
Institutional Practice ◽  
Controlling Images ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Families First

This multiple case study examines how higher education institutions utilize controlling images to establish guidelines of family engagement, including that of first-generation families, low-income families, and/or families of color. Family engagement is limited to the extent to which it aligns with controlling images that paint families as overly involved or as uninterested, disengaged, and absent from the college experience of their children. This research contributes to our understanding of institutional responsibility when engaging diverse families. By utilizing controlling images as a framework, the article critically examines the stereotypes ascribed to families that shape their engagement experiences. Institutional, practice-based, and research implications are offered.

Evaluating Implementation of the Early College Model through a Theory of Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Allen ◽  
J. Kessa Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Change Theory ◽  
Race To The Top ◽  
Theory Of Change ◽  
Early College ◽  
College Courses ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Low Performing Schools

Early College is an initiative aimed at helping first-generation, minority, and low-income students access college courses while they are still in high school. Early College was one of the Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives funded in Ohio. Examining Early College through a change theory lens, we present findings from a two-year case study of Ohio's Early College initiative as to the opportunities and challenges of implementing Early College as an innovation for low-performing schools. Findings from the two sites highlight both similarities and differences according to the context, mission, and vision of the leaders implementing the reform.

Providing Study Abroad Opportunities for Underrepresented Populations

2016 ◽  
pp. 115-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Claassen Thrush ◽  
Christine Victorino
Keyword(s):  
Study Abroad ◽  
Low Income ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Low Income Students ◽  
Study Abroad Programs ◽  
The University

This book chapter aims to provide a detailed case study with supporting data on how the University of California, Riverside has engaged underrepresented study abroad student populations and has made progress toward increasing the number and diversity of students going abroad. It opens by reviewing the relevant literature and providing necessary context of the University and its recent history with short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs. Analyzing relevant student data collected through a survey and focus group leads into sharing a few key strategies undergirding the success and growth of participation in study abroad by underrepresented groups. This chapter focuses on low income students, but also includes a discussion of ethnic minorities, first generation students, male students, and those from STEM-related majors.

Analysing capabilities and resources used to incorporate fruit and vegetables into the family diet: findings from an Australian case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Samantha B Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Vegetable Consumption ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Organizational Skills ◽  
Australian Case ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Conducting Research

Research attributes low fruit and vegetable consumption to problems of access, availability and affordability. We conducted, for the first time, a case study with three families designed and analysed using the sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The benefit of such an approach is that we moved away from identified barriers and towards identifying the capabilities and resources low-income families use to incorporate fruit and vegetables into their diets. Mitigating cost and access, we provided families with a box of fresh fruit and vegetables free of charge for up to 10 weeks and observed and recorded how/if the contents were used. Results identify the importance of social networking, organizational skills, knowledge of health benefits, and social structures. This paper demonstrates an effective methodology for understanding the capabilities of, rather than barriers to, low-income families increasing fruit and vegetable intake. Additionally, we provide a ‘how to’ and ‘lessons from the field’ for researchers interested in conducting research of this nature.

Acute coronary syndromes in oncology: conservative or invasive strategies? Case study and literature review

Oncoreview ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Wilk ◽  
Anna Walaszkowska-Czyż ◽  
Arkadiusz Rak ◽  
Michał Piłka ◽  
Sebastian Szmit
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Coronary Syndromes ◽  
Coronary Syndromes
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