What does it mean to be first: Defining first-generation students

Stallworth, Rebecca; Maurici-Pollock, Danielle; Hands, Africa S.

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Title

What does it mean to be first: Defining first-generation students

Author(s)

• Stallworth, Rebecca
• Maurici-Pollock, Danielle
• Hands, Africa S.

Issue Date

2023-09

Keyword(s)

• Definition
• Education
• First-generation Student
• Higher Education
• Specific Populations
• Students

Abstract

First-generation students have been receiving increasing attention from LIS researchers. But who are first-generation students? The term has been inconsistently defined in scholarly literature, and a recent analysis of research university websites found over 80 definitions in use on university websites. In this interactive panel, we will discuss how the term first-generation student is defined and used, which students may or not be considered first-generation in particular contexts, and the uses, meaning, and utility of the category for researchers, academic institutions, and students themselves.

Series/Report Name or Number

Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference, 2023

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/123057

DOI

https://doi.org/10.21900/j.alise.2023.1252

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• Copyright 2023 Rebecca Stallworth, Danielle Maurici-Pollock, Africa S. Hands
• This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

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