Thesis
Student support services programs and first generation college students
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2011
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102123
Abstract
There is overwhelming research that first generation college students are at a greater risk to perform poorly while at colleges and universities or to leave without a degree than students who have a parent with a four-year degree (Chen, 2005; Ishitani, 2006; Pascarella et al., 2004; Pike & Kuh, 2005; Terenzini et al., 1996). This study examines the experiences of first generation college students affiliated with Student Support Services, a federal TRIO program. The goal of this study is to determine which types of services are most beneficial to first generation college students. The study relies on qualitative methodology. In-depth interviews with students addressed services they utilized to determine which ones were useful. This study focuses on Student Support Services to determine the program‟s effectiveness in helping first generation college students succeed in college. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed for themes. As a measure of triangulation, participant observation was also incorporated into the study methodology
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- Title
- Student support services programs and first generation college students
- Creators
- Joseph Trent Nixon
- Contributors
- Kelly Ward (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Education, College of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525074601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis