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Your Mom Didn't Go to College ?! Understanding First Generation College Students. Chris Bryant Shepherd University. Natalie Liston Shippensburg University. Natalie Liston . Graduate Student @ Shippensburg University in the Counseling and College Student Personnel Program
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Your Mom Didn't Go to College?!Understanding First Generation College Students Chris Bryant Shepherd University Natalie Liston Shippensburg University
Natalie Liston Graduate Student @ Shippensburg University in the Counseling and College Student Personnel Program Resident Director of Lackhove Hall Undergraduate Degree: Shepherd University, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (May 2011) MACUHO VIP 2010 Residence Life Experience: RD—May 2011-Present (Traditional Style Housing) RA— 2007-2008(Traditional Style Housing), Summer 2008 (Summer Conference Assistant/Apartment Style Housing) 2008-2009 (Suite Style Housing), 2009-2010 (First Year Style Housing) and 2010-2011 (Apartment Style Housing)
Chris Bryant Graduate Student @ Shepherd University in the College Student Development and Administration Program Hall Director of Shaw and Miller Halls Undergraduate Degree: Shepherd University, Bachelor of Science in Sociology (December 2010) MACUHO VIP 2010 Residence Life Experience: HD—July 2011-Present (Traditional Style Housing and Suite Style Housing) RA— Spring 2008(Traditional Style Housing), Summer 2008 (Summer Conference Assistant/Apartment Style Housing) 2008-2009 (Traditional Style Housing), Spring 2010 (Traditional Style Housing)
Learning Objectives • To understand what it means to be a First-Generation Appalachian College Student • To gain statistical knowledge on economy, poverty, high school completion, and college completion rates. • To understand Bryan & Simmons (2009) research on Appalachian college students. • To gain knowledge on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model (application by Bryan & Simmons).
What is a First-Generation College Student? • “First generation college students are those who are the first in their families to attend college” (Bryan & Simmons, 2009, p 391).
Appalachian Statistics Economic Conditions Poverty Rates
Appalachian Statistics High School Graduation Rates College Completion Rates
Bryan & Simmons (2009) • Study on First-Generation Appalachian College Students • Qualitative research—Content analysis • 10 Participants—5 male & 5 female • Racial Breakdown—9 White Americans and 1 Korean American
Bronfenbrenner’s (1989) Theory of Human Development • Bronfenbrenner’s (1989) theory of human development suggests development is influenced by four levels of influence: • (a) the micro-system • (b) the mesosystem • (c) the exosystem • (d) the macrosystem
Level’s of Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Model • Micro-system: comprising the people and circumstances to which an individual is exposed on a daily or regular basis. • Mesosystem: an integration of different environments such as home and school. • Exosystem: influences outside an individual’s environment that affect development, like neighbors, friends, extended kin, the media, social service agencies, or a parent’s workplace. • Macrosystem: consisting of the laws, customs, attitudes, and values of one’s culture and community.
Systems and Results • “According to Bronfenbrenner (1989), each of the four systems influences an individual’s development, and developmental milestones are the result of the interaction among systemic influences” (Bryan & Simmons, 2009, p. 394). • Themes represented by Bryan & Simmons (2009) • Close-Knit Families • Separate Identity • College Knowledge • Pressure to Succeed • Returning Home • Poverty • Participation in an Early Intervention Program
REFERENCES • Appalachian Regional Commission [http://http://www.arc.gov/index.asp] (2011). • Bryan, E., & Simmons, L. A. (2009). Family involvement: Impacts on post-secondary educational success for first-generation appalachian college students. Journal of college Student Development, 50, 391-406.
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