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EJ625290 JC509442
Title: ERIC Review: What Community Colleges Should Do To Assist First-Generation Students.
Author(s): McConnell, Penny J.
Source: Community College Review, v28 n3 p75-87 Win 2000
Publication Date: 2000
ISSN: 0091-5521
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT2001
Based on an examination of related literature, reviews the pre- and post-enrollment characteristics of first-generation community college students, and discusses what colleges should do to help these students be successful. Asserts that while considerable research exists on first-generation students on four-year college campuses, the findings and recommendations may not be pertinent to the community college environment. (KS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; *Community Colleges; Social Integration; Student Attrition; *Student
Characteristics; *Student Development; *Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges
Identifiers: *First Generation Students
