Promoting Opportunities for Diversity in Education and Research
CSUN Grant-Build Poder
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences-Student Success Literature and Resources
www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/student-success/s/student-success-literature-and-resource
Experiencing Confidence and Enjoyment of Learning (ExCEL) Programs
www.csun.edu/eisner-education/experience-confidence-and-enjoyment-learning
Selfies of Your Professors Video—First Generation College Students who are faculty at CSUN 27 minutes of Building Academic Confidence—Geared to First Generation College Students
University Counseling Services
www.csun.edu/counseling/therapy-groups-and-workshops
First Generation College Student Support Group—Free
New Book from CSUN Faculty (Including chapters by three faculty from our department)
Learning from the Learners: Successful College Students Share Their Effective Learning Habits. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., (2018) by Elizabeth Berry (Editor), Bettina J. Huber (Editor), Cynthia Z. Rawitch (Editor)
Academic First Year Experiences
Understanding the Learning Process for First Generation College Students at CSUN http://www.csun.edu/afye/Teaching-First-Generation-Students.html
Sundial Article
Low income and first-generation students overcome feelings of guilt
Publications
Graduate Students
Gardner S., Holley K. (2011). "Those invisible barriers are real": The progression of first-generation students through doctoral education. Equity & Excellence in Education, 44, 77-92.
Lunceford, B. (2011). When first-generation students go to graduate school. New Directions For Teaching & Learning, 2011(127), 13-20. doi:10.1002/tl.453
Tate, K. A., Fouad, N. A., Marks, L. R., Young, G., Guzman, E., & Williams, E. G. (2015). Underrepresented first-generation, low-income college students' pursuit of a graduate education: Investigating the influence of self-efficacy, coping efficacy, and family influence. Journal Of Career Assessment, 23(3), 427-441. doi:10.1177/1069072714547498
Undergraduate Students
Ward L., Siegel M. (2012). First-generation college students: Understanding and improving the experience from recruitment to commencement. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
McCartney, K. (2017, April 21). Closing the gap for first-generation students. Chronicle of Higher Education. p. A34.
Collier, P., Morgan, D. (2008). "Is that paper really due today?: Differences in first-generation and traditional college students' understandings of faculty expectations." Higher Education, 55(4), 425-446