Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if first generation college students are at greater risk for attrition than their peers. Subjects of the study were 1,035 first-time, full-time freshmen (of whom 26.9% were first generation students) who were surveyed during their first week of classes in the Fall, 1988. The authors found that first generation students did not differ substantially from their peers in goal commitment or in their predispositions for academic or social integration. First generation students did report stronger institutional commitments. This study indicated that first generation college students in the sample were not at greater risk for attrition than their peers.

How to Cite:

Pratt, P. A. & Skaggs, C. T., (1905) “First Generation College Students: Are They at Greater Risk for Attrition Than Their Peers”, Journal of Research in Rural Education 6(2), 31–34.

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