
Working Class and Working College
A Case Study of First Generation, Working Class, College Students
Robert Longwell-Grice(Author)
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published on 22. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-3-8383-5997-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a case study involving four, first- generation, working-class, college students. The study chronicles the experiences of these students during their first semester in college. The research question for the study was: How do first generation, working class college students make the necessary academic, social and cultural adjustments to college? The study focused on these students'' preparation for college, the support they perceived receiving for attending college, their feelings of belonging to the college campus, and how their social class affected their college experience. The study found that the students'' social class had a negative effect on their ability to succeed in college. This book was written for higher education administrators, academic advisors, and faculty members and is useful for professionals who wish to learn more about the college experience of first generation, working class college students. It is also useful for college administrators working to increase the retention rates of these same students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
489 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-8383-5997-7 (9783838359977)
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Robert Longwell-Grice es el Director de Servicios Académicos de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Milwaukee. También es miembro del profesorado del programa de postgrado de Administración de la Educación Superior. Los intereses de investigación de Robert incluyen cuestiones de clase social y estudiantes universitarios de primera generación.