Creating a Successful Transition for Working-Class First-Year Students

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention

卷:20

关键词: first-year students;    working-class students;    middle/upper-class students;    public research unversity;    campus climate;    academic;    engagement;    transition;    orientation;    practitioners;   

DOI  :  10.24926/jcotr.v20i1.2820

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study explored differences between working-class and middle/upper-class first-year college students enrolled at large, public research universities. Results from administering the Student Experience in the Research University survey at 11 universities in 2010 (n = 23,331) suggest that working-class first-year students reported a less welcoming campus climate, lower academic engagement, higher academic disengagement, and fewer academic interactions with classmates compared with middle/upper-class students. Recommendations for first-year transition programs and new student orientation practitioners are discussed.

【 授权许可】

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