First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life : Motivations, Transitions and Participation /

This open access book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the experiences of First in Family (FiF) or first-generation students in higher education. It draws upon narratives of students and their family members and spans the entire university student life cycle (pre-entry,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	O'Shea, Sarah (Author), May, Josephine (Author), Stone, Cathy (Author), Delahunty, Janine (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2024.
Edition:	2nd ed. 2024.
Subjects:	Educational sociology. Education, Higher. Social structure. Equality. Career education. Sociology. Social groups. Sociology of Education. Higher Education. Social Structure. Career Skills. Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Part I
1. Setting the Scene
2. The Lack of What ...?: First-in-Family Learners and their University Experience
3. Disrupting the Deficit - Beyond Notions of Lack for First-in-Family Students
4. What Am I Waiting for? - Part II - 5. Trailblazing: Motivations and Relationship Impacts for First-in-Family Enabling Students
6. The Online Student Experience: New Challenges for Engagement and Support
7. 'So How Was Big School Today?' Family Perceptions of HE Participation
8. Parents Managing University and Family Life
9. Motivated Men: First-in-Family Male Students
10. 'Hey You! You've Got This and You Are Smart': Motivated Women Drawing on 'Sisu' to Persist and Succeed at University
11. Concluding Thoughts.