First-Generation College Students and U.S. Citizens: Is the University Perceived Like Family or Strangers?
| Autor: | Williams, Shannon M., Karahalios, Vicky S., Ferrari, Joseph R. |
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ACADEMIC achievement
ANALYSIS of variance CITIZENSHIP COLLEGE students COMMUNITIES MULTIVARIATE analysis SENSORY perception QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding SCALES (Weighing instruments) SELF-evaluation UNIVERSITIES & colleges SAMPLE size (Statistics) EFFECT sizes (Statistics) ORGANIZATIONAL goals DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community; Jan-Mar2013, Vol. 41 Issue 1, p45-54, 10p, 2 Charts |
| Abstrakt: | We examined school sense of community (SSOC) between university students who are first-generation U.S. citizens (n = 936) or students who are non-first-generation U.S. citizens (n = 3,556), and between first-generation college students (n = 1,114) and students who are non-first-generation college students (n = 3,378), both attending an urban and diverse Roman Catholic university. Participants reported their SSOC and whether the school was innovative and inclusive, examining whether a higher sense of school community and positive notions of one's campus mission related to being a first-generation U.S. citizen or a first-generation college student. Results showed that a lack of belongingness may lead to lower academic achievement, school dropouts, and less school involvement. Future research should explore why there is a differing impact on school sense of community and campus mission perception for students who are first-generation U.S. citizens or first-generation college students. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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