First-Generation Students in Distance Education Program: Family Resources and Academic Outcomes

Distance education students have less access to classmates as a social resource and may, therefore, rely more on family members for support. However, first-generation students, or students who are the first in their family to attend university, may lack the academic resources that family members can...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Brubacher, Fortunate T. Silinda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2021-03-01
Series:International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
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Online Access:http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/4872