Geographies of campus inequality : mapping the diverse experiences of first-generation students /

"Sociological research on the experience of first-generation college students has expanded significantly in the last decade, providing broad-ranging data about the ways that these students enter college settings and their comparative progress toward graduation. However, we still know little abo...

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Main Authors: Benson, Janel E. (Author), Lee, Elizabeth M., 1974- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Sociological research on the experience of first-generation college students has expanded significantly in the last decade, providing broad-ranging data about the ways that these students enter college settings and their comparative progress toward graduation. However, we still know little about differences among first-gen students. In this book, we problematize the notion that there is only way to be a first generation student, and we consider the implications that different routes into and through college have for post-college mobility. Drawing on interviews with 64 college students at one highly selective campus and national longitudinal survey data from 28 campuses, we found that rather than developing a sense of belonging on campus at large, first-generation students were located in one of four different smaller multi-dimensional niches, what we refer to as campus geographies"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190848163
0190848162
9780190848170
0190848170