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Resources for Better Understanding and Supporting First Generation College Students in Undergraduate and Graduate School

April 18, 2018

The Educational Psychology & Counseling department has prepared a list of resources for better understanding and supporting first generation college students in undergraduate and graduate school for the Panel presentation on COE First Generation College Students to expand our notion of self-care and build community.

  • Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research

CSUN Grant-Build Poder

www.csun.edu/build-poder

  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences-Student Success Literature and Resources

www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/student-success/s/student-success-literature-and-resource

  • Experiencing Confidence and Enjoyment of Learning (ExCEL) Programs

www.csun.edu/eisner-education/experience-confidence-and-enjoyment-learning

Selfies of Your Professors Video—First Generation College Students who are faculty at CSUN 27 minutes of Building Academic Confidence—Geared to First Generation College Students

  • University Counseling Services

www.csun.edu/counseling/therapy-groups-and-workshops

First Generation College Student Support Group—Free

  • New Book from CSUN Faculty (Including chapters by three faculty from our department)

Learning from the Learners: Successful College Students Share Their Effective Learning Habits. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., (2018) by Elizabeth Berry (Editor), Bettina J. Huber (Editor), Cynthia Z. Rawitch (Editor)

  • Academic First Year Experiences

Understanding the Learning Process for First Generation College Students at CSUN http://www.csun.edu/afye/Teaching-First-Generation-Students.html

  • Sundial Article

Low income and first-generation students overcome feelings of guilt

https://sundial.csun.edu/108100/news/low-income-and-first-generation-students-overcome-feelings-of-guilt/

Publications

Graduate Students

Gardner S., Holley K. (2011). "Those invisible barriers are real": The progression of first-generation students through doctoral education. Equity & Excellence in Education, 44, 77-92.

Lunceford, B. (2011). When first-generation students go to graduate school. New Directions For Teaching & Learning, 2011(127), 13-20. doi:10.1002/tl.453

Tate, K. A., Fouad, N. A., Marks, L. R., Young, G., Guzman, E., & Williams, E. G. (2015). Underrepresented first-generation, low-income college students' pursuit of a graduate education: Investigating the influence of self-efficacy, coping efficacy, and family influence. Journal Of Career Assessment, 23(3), 427-441. doi:10.1177/1069072714547498

Undergraduate Students

Ward L., Siegel M. (2012). First-generation college students: Understanding and improving the experience from recruitment to commencement. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

McCartney, K. (2017, April 21). Closing the gap for first-generation students. Chronicle of Higher Education. p. A34.

Collier, P., Morgan, D. (2008). "Is that paper really due today?: Differences in first-generation and traditional college students' understandings of faculty expectations." Higher Education, 55(4), 425-446

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