Understanding Students' Parental Education Beyond First-Generation Status

Abstract

The goal of this study is to explore and compare the experiences and views that community college students face across multiple levels of parental education. The findings demonstrate significant differences across five different parental education levels, arguing that future research ought to expand current notions of parental education beyond a binary comparison (having a college educated parent or not).

Estilos y estrategias de aprendizaje en estudiantes universitarios de Buenos Aires

“…Esto se explica comúnmente aludiendo a que tales padres suelen inculcar en sus hijos hábitos de estudio, el placer por las tareas acadé-micas, la curiosidad, la perseverancia, y la tolerancia a la frustración, entre otros aspectos útiles en la vida universitaria (Garbanzo-Vargas, 2007;Lee, Sax, Kim & Hagedom, 2004;Porcel, Dapozo & López, 2010). Según los resultados de la presente investigación, los estilos y las estrategias de aprendizaje también se verían afectados por el tipo de educación parental.…”

Pathways to the Professoriate: The Experiences of First-Generation Latino Undergraduate Students at Hispanic Serving Institutions Applying to Doctoral Programs

“…Thus, some parents of first-generation students prefer that their children work rather than pursue a postsecondary degree. For first-generation students who come from immigrant backgrounds, a common expectation of their family is to continue to live at home and carry out family duties while attending college [24,25]. This may complicate their ability to do well as they are likely to not be as academically prepared as their non-first-generation counterparts and thus must juggle their familial responsibilities along with adjusting to the rigor of college coursework.…”

The Relationship Between Parental Involvement and the Persistence of First-Generation Hispanic Millennial College Students

“…Lee et al (2004) conducted a study to determine how student characteristics of first-generation college students varied across different levels of parental education. The study used educational categories such as junior high school, high school, community college, four year college, and graduate school.…”

“…First, among the racial and ethnic groups, the Hispanic students tend to have less educated parents. Second, believing that the difficulty they encounter is due to their race is a trait that is more common among students with parents who have less than a high school education than for students' parents with a high school education (Lee et al, 2004).…”

“…A great deal of higher education research (Ishitani, 2006;Lee et al, 2004;Pascarella et al, 2004) has focused on the experiences of first-generation college students and the unique needs of this population. The results of this dissertation contribute to the existing literature by examining how college generation is correlated with the persistence of first-generation Hispanic Millennial college students in particular.…”