First-Generation College Students: Understanding and Improving the Experience from Recruitment to Commencement

By L. Ward, Michael J. Siegel, Zebulun R. Davenport. 2012

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First-Generation College Students as Academic Learners: A Systematic Review (2020, background): “This difficult adjustment compounds especially when their first-generation status intersects with other marginalized identities, such as race, socioeconomic status, gender, and age (Ward et al., 2012).”
A Critical Cultural Wealth Model of First-Generation and Economically Marginalized College Students’ Academic and Career Development (2020, background): “Additionally, work often plays a central role in FGEM students’ lives due to their need to work to financially support their education (Ward et al., 2012).”
Stress, Coping, and Perceived Academic Goal Progress in First-Generation College Students: The Role of Institutional Supports (2017, background): “Literature also suggests that contextual supports and individual coping resources may be particularly important for first-generation college students’ academic success (Davis, 2010; Phinney & Haas, 2003; Ward et al., 2012).”