Journal article
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success
Research in higher education, Vol.66(1), 11
02/01/2025
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-024-09833-3
Abstract
Despite a burgeoning literature on first-generation college student success, little is known about how the presence of first-generation or continuing-generation peers may facilitate desired outcomes among first-generation students. Moreover, two theoretical traditions lead to contrasting predictions about the potential impact of the representation of other first-generation students. The present study explored this issue within a sample of 4154 first-year, first-generation students who lived on 159 floors in 12 residence halls. Across a variety of statistical models that sought to reduce selection bias, students with a first-generation roommate have lower retention and graduation rates than students with a continuing-generation roommate. Students with a first-generation roommate also have more modest social networks within the university dining halls, but no significant relationships are observed for first-semester or first-year GPA. The link between the proportion of first-generation floormates and success outcomes is rarely significant and yields inconsistent results across analyses.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - University of IowaGenia M. Bettencourt - University of MemphisSora Moon - Department of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies, N491 Lindquist Center, University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research in higher education, Vol.66(1), 11
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11162-024-09833-3
- ISSN
- 0361-0365
- eISSN
- 1573-188X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984769627802771
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