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First Generation college students’ perception of support received from parents
Studies found from the past have claimed to find that first generation college students experience more difficulty in adjusting to college. The studies also reported that first generation college students have significantly less parental income and social adjustment. Many studies have been constructed to find the similarities, differences, and factors between first generation college students and other students. ... ” Moreover, a recent study conducted by Inman and Mayes (1999) found that first generation students often represent a “large segment of the community college population.” The study also stated that first generation students are less prepared academically and psychologically for college. ...
On the other hand, a recent study by Inman and Mayes (1999) states that parents may not be the most critical source and “first generation college students were found to be more committed to the particular college they were attending and were equally as capable of succeeding.
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