First Generation and Continuing-Generation College Students: A Comparison of High School and Postsecondary Experiences
| dc.contributor.author | Redford, Jeremy | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mulvaney Hoyer, Kathleen | en |
| dc.date.accessed | 2017-10-30 | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T15:34:48Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T15:34:48Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-09-01 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | Using data from a nationally representative cohort of 2002 high school sophomores, this brief provides an updated look at background and educational characteristics (e.g., educational expectations, plans for taking the SAT/ACT,2 2 The SAT and ACT are college entrance examinations. and cumulative high school grade point average [GPA]), planning for college, postsecondary enrollment, and postsecondary completion patterns of two groups of students: first-generation college students and continuing-generation college students with at least one parent with a bachelor’s degree or a higher level of educational attainment. These descriptions of first-generation college students (students whose parents do not have any postsecondary education experience) offer a portrait of this important group of students and highlight variation within the group. The brief also explores how postsecondary plans, attendance, and completion may vary between first-generation college students and their peers whose parents have college degrees. These comparisons indicate the extent to which first-generation college students differ from students whose parents have a bachelor’s degree or a higher level of educational attainment. In addition, the brief presents student-reported information regarding the reasons why some 2002 high school sophomores who were postsecondary enrollees did not obtain a credential by 2012. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | U.S Department of Education | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | National Center for Education Statistics | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.sourceurl | https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018009.pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83686 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.publisher | U.S. Department of Education | en |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | Postsecondary education | en |
| dc.subject | first-generation college students | en |
| dc.subject | educational attainment | en |
| dc.subject | college attendance | en |
| dc.title | First Generation and Continuing-Generation College Students: A Comparison of High School and Postsecondary Experiences | en |
| dc.type | Report | en |
| dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
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