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Comparing the Determinants of Persistence for First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Students
- Journal of College Student Development
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 46, Number 4, July/August 2005
- pp. 409-428
- 10.1353/csd.2005.0040
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In this study we examined and compared the determinants of first-to-second-year persistence for 1,167 first-generation and 3,017 continuing-generation students at four-year institutions, using data from the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Survey (Wine, et al., 2002). Because first-generation students are overrepresented in the most disadvantaged racial, income, and gender groups, we used a critical theorist perspective to frame the research problem, guide inquiry, and interpret results.