Creating Extended Access for First Generation Students at a Rural Community College: A Construct
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Creating Extended Access for First Generation Students at a Rural Community College: A Construct
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First-generation students at community colleges begin their higher education careers with significant disadvantages in comparison to their non-first-generation peers. Among these are higher tendencies to work while attending school, have lower levels of college readiness, lack social and cultural capital, be less able to self-manage, and struggle with cultural changes when entering college. Community colleges can assist first-generation students by implementing practices that are responsive to the unique characteristics of first-generation students and provide them access to supports beyond the normal practices. The Extended Access Construct is a means for implementing practices that address the characteristics of first-generation students. The construct consists of six areas: Early Information and Validation; Procedures and Preparation; College Culture; Engagement; Persistence and Success; Mentoring. With the necessary dedicated support of college administration, Extended Access can work to create a culture in which first-generation students can more readily overcome the disadvantages of the non-college-going environments in which they were raised to succeed in the community college setting.
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http://hdl.handle.net/2323/5263
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Author (aut): Flewelling, Kathyrn V.
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93 pages
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Thesis (Ed.D. in Community College Leadership)--Ferris State University, Community College Leadership Program, 2013.
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