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First-generation Student Access

First-Generation Student Access is a conceptual framework within higher education equity research that identifies and analyzes the structural, institutional, and socioacademic pathways through which undergraduate students whose parents did not attend college gain entry to and navigate postsecondary educational environments.

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232

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106

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2017–2026

47

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Publications

100

Access Without Support is not Opportunity

Cathy Mc Hugh Engstrom, Vincent Tinto · Change The Magazine of Higher Learning · 2008 · 407 citations

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Postsecondary access and success for first-generation college students

Jennifer Engle · 2007 · 215 citations

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Access is not enough: Cultural mismatch persists to limit first-generation students’ opportunities for achievement throughout college.

L Taylor Phillips, Nicole K. Stephens, Sarah S. M. Townsend et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2020 · 195 citations

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Making College Happen: The College Experiences of First-Generation Latino Students

Marisa Saunders, Irene Serna · Journal of Hispanic Higher Education · 2004 · 141 citations

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Students Whose Parents Did Not Go to College: Postsecondary Access, Persistence, and Attainment. Findings from the Condition of Education, 2001.

Susan P. Choy · 2001 · 95 citations

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Authors

232

  1. SO
    Sarah O’Shea

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    3 publications · 157 citations

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  2. RC
    Rebecca Covarrubias

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    2 publications · 37 citations

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  3. SP
    Sally Patfield

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 68 citations

    2

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  4. CS
    Cathy Stone

    University of Newcastle Australia, Australia

    2 publications · 142 citations

    2

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  5. SD
    Samuel D. Museus

    University of Massachusetts Boston, United States

    2 publications · 65 citations

    2

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Institutions

106

  1. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    101 citations

  2. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    23 publications

    1.9K citations

  3. University of Newcastle Australia

    Newcastle, Australia

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    330 citations

  4. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    186 citations

  5. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    240 citations

  6. California State University Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    253 citations

  7. University of California, Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    37 citations

  8. The University of Texas at El Paso

    El Paso, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    44 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Higher Education

    JHE · 4 publications · 216 citations

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  2. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

    3 publications · 237 citations

    3

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  3. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech)

    Repository · 2 publications · 58 citations

    2

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  4. College & Research Libraries

    2 publications · 37 citations

    2

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  5. Journal of Further and Higher Education

    2 publications · 51 citations

    2

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