Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes
With increasing college access rates of underrepresented populations in recent years, first-generation college students (FGCSs), those who are the first in their family to attend college, have caught the attention of researchers and policymakers in the U.S. higher education system. This study focuse...
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| description | With increasing college access rates of underrepresented populations in recent years, first-generation college students (FGCSs), those who are the first in their family to attend college, have caught the attention of researchers and policymakers in the U.S. higher education system. This study focused on female FGCSs to identify the various challenges that are unique to this population. Through a systematic literature review, 13 studies were analyzed related to female FGCSs. Three themes were found from the analysis: role expectations, support systems, and socioeconomic background. These explain the challenges and self-identified strategies that female FGCSs discussed as contributing factors to their persistence during their degree attainment. Findings and a discussion of the data are presented, along with practical implications to better support female FGCSs and areas for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a23c8be151242bcba8f61e12446cf222023-10-11T17:49:16ZengUniversity of South Florida (USF) M3 PublishingJournal of Global Education and Research2577-509X2021-12-015210.5038/2577-509X.5.2.1076Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successesJunghwan Kim0Sarah Miller1Jihee Hwang2Joann Olson3Texas A&M UniversityThe University of OklahomaTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of Houston, VictoriaWith increasing college access rates of underrepresented populations in recent years, first-generation college students (FGCSs), those who are the first in their family to attend college, have caught the attention of researchers and policymakers in the U.S. higher education system. This study focused on female FGCSs to identify the various challenges that are unique to this population. Through a systematic literature review, 13 studies were analyzed related to female FGCSs. Three themes were found from the analysis: role expectations, support systems, and socioeconomic background. These explain the challenges and self-identified strategies that female FGCSs discussed as contributing factors to their persistence during their degree attainment. Findings and a discussion of the data are presented, along with practical implications to better support female FGCSs and areas for future research.https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jger/vol5/iss2/3underrepresented studentsstudent successretentionfemale college students |
| spellingShingle | Junghwan Kim Sarah Miller Jihee Hwang Joann Olson Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes Journal of Global Education and Research underrepresented students student success retention female college students |
| title | Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes |
| title_full | Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes |
| title_fullStr | Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes |
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| title_short | Female first-generation college students: A review of challenges and successes |
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| topic | underrepresented students student success retention female college students |
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