First-Generation College Students

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-470-47444-0
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ward, Lee

Siegel, Michael J

Davenport, Zebulun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword vii

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xix

About the Authors xxi

1. Who Are First-Generation Students? 1

2. Transition into College 21

3. Transition Through College 47

4. Class, Culture, Race, and Ethnicity 69

5. Transforming How We Work with First-Generation Students 85

6. A Holistic Approach to Student Success 105

References 129

Index 141

Über Autor(innen)

THE AUTHORS

LEE WARD is director of Career and Academic Planning at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he founded the Student Learning Institute.

MICHAEL J. SIEGEL is associate professor and director of the administration of higher education program at Suffolk University in Boston, Massa-chusetts. He is a former research fellow at the Policy Center on the First Year of College.

ZEBULUN DAVENPORT is vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis.