عنوان

"I don't think the university knows me.": Institutional culture and lower-income, first-generation college students.

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Title Proper

"I don't think the university knows me.": Institutional culture and lower-income, first-generation college students.

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

DeRosa, Erin; Dolby, Nadine

Text of Note

Recognizing the complex and diverse factors impacting first-generation and lower-income college student outcomes, this study seeks to explore the under-examined role of institutional culture on the experiences of these students. Using data gathered from interviews with 6 lower-income, first-generation college students participating in a TRIO Student Support Program at a large, public 4-year institution, we examine how institutional culture shapes student sense of self at the university. Results indicate that institutional culture manifests in two main ways: 1) through administrative and faculty perceptions and interactions, and 2) through peer perceptions of and interactions with social class. The results of this exploration highlight the complexity of the lower-income, first-generation college student experience and point to an opportunity to shift the discussion of these populations away from the use of a deficit language that focuses on the shortcomings of the student, and moves toward an acknowledgment of the role of the institution in the barriers that students face.

Date of Publication

2014

Title

InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies

Volume Number

10/2

Entry Element

DeRosa, Erin; Dolby, Nadine

Electronic name

[Article]

275578

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