JM Paz, M Cousins, CD Wilson… - 2015 ASEE Annual …, 2015 - peer.asee.org

Retention of first-year undergraduate engineering students: Role of psychosocial interventions targeting first-generation college students.

Stem education interventions

Cousins, Wilson

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An increasing number of students are making the decision to enroll in higher education institutions to obtain a four-year degree. The rise in the number of college students has led to a growth in student diversity in college campuses across the nation1. One particular group that has contributed to increased enrollment is first-generation college students, defined as a student whose parents did not earn a four-year degree. First-generation college students constitute about 15-20% of the student population in American universities2. However, even …

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