First-Generation College Students

2004/05/01 by Ernest T. Pascarella, Christopher T. Pierson, Gregory C. Wolniak +1 · 1,104 citations
Medicine · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Higher Education Research Studies #Innovations in Educational Methods #Mathematics education #Medical education #Medicine #Mentoring and Academic Development #Pedagogy #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1080/00221546.2004.11772256

published in The Journal of Higher Education 75(3), 249-284 (Taylor & Francis)

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Abstract

(2004). First-Generation College Students. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 249-284.

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