Defining College Readiness from the Inside Out: First-Generation College Student Perspectives

By Kathleen Byrd, G. MacDonald. 2005

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First-generation students: what we ask, what we know and what it means: an international review of the state of research (2013, background): “…for one firstgeneration student may actually be an advantage for another: for some FGS, family support and the awareness that being at university is a little bit ‘against the odds’ are strong motivating rather than debilitating factors in everyday student life (Byrd & MacDonald, 2005; Gofen, 2009).”
"They Never Told Me What to Expect, So I Didn't Know What to Do": Defining and Clarifying the Role of a Community College Student (2012, background): “For example, Byrd and MacDonald (2005) defined the role of the college student by noting that successful community college students have strong time-management skills and goal-orientation, can advocate for themselves in order to get help, and understand college systems and procedures.”
An Exploration of First-Generation College Students’ Career Development Beliefs and Experiences (2015, background): “An exception to this trend is found in a study by Byrd and MacDonald (2005).”