Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
First Advisor
Christine Cress
Term of Graduation
Spring 2012
Date of Publication
Spring 1-1-2012
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership: Postsecondary Education
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy
Language
English
Subjects
First-generation college students, Academic warning, College attendance, Academic achievement -- Psychological aspects, Motivation in education -- Psychological aspects
DOI
10.15760/etd.619
Physical Description
1 online resource (viiii, 185 p.)
Abstract
As many as a quarter of undergraduate college students are placed on academic probation at least once during their college career. In addition, first-generation college students are even more at-risk for stopping out or dropping out due to being less academically prepared than their non-first-generation peers. In order to examine factors that influence first generation student academic risk and success, this exploratory study examined the intersection of academic standing and four primary conceptual contributors: academic integration, personal adjustment, family and social adjustment, and psychological factors. Survey data were collected from first generation undergraduate students at an urban research university who were placed on academic probation and those who returned to good standing. Six overarching themes emerged that demonstrate critical importance in first generation student academic success: 1) overall study skills, 2) class attendance 3) health-related issues, 4) financial difficulties, 5) family and personal issues, and 6) physiological symptoms. In addition, these factors appear to have additive and multiplier affects for students. First generation students may be able to overcome one set of factors but each new dimension can further inhibit academic good standing. Recommendations include mandatory advising and college success classes.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8066
Recommended Citation
Zeisman, Gabrielle Shoshana, "First-Generation Student Success After Academic Warning: An Exploratory Analysis of Academic Integration, Personal Adjustment, Family and Social Adjustment and Psychological Factors" (2012). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 619.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.619