{"product_id":"firstgeneration-college-students-9780470474440","title":"FirstGeneration College Students","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ea concise, manageable, lucid summary of the best scholarship, practices, and future-oriented thinking about how to effectively recruit, educate, develop, retain, and ultimately graduate first-generation students.\u003c\/i\u003e ?from the foreword by \u003cb\u003eJOHN N. GARDNER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst-generation students are frequently marginalized on their campuses, treated with benign disregard, and placed at a competitive disadvantage because of their invisibility. While they include 51% of all undergraduates, or approximately 9.3 million students, they are less likely than their peers to earn degrees. Among students enrolled in two-year institutions, they are significantly less likely to persist into a second year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst-Generation College Students\u003c\/i\u003e offers academic leaders and student affairs professionals a guide for understanding the special challenges and common barriers these students face and provides the necessary strategies for helping them t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Who Are First-Generation Students? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Transition into College 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Transition Through College 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Class, Culture, Race, and Ethnicity 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Transforming How We Work with First-Generation Students 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Holistic Approach to Student Success 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 141\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402339787095,"sku":"9780470474440","price":33.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470474440.jpg?v=1730480116","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/firstgeneration-college-students-9780470474440","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}