Looking Backward to Move Forward: Continuing Conversations on Supporting First Generation Students
Abstract
As a university faculty member, programs exist on campuses to recruit and support first generation students but are not widely accessed by students. As universities continue to attract a variety of diverse learners, we welcome first generation stuents to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. For each student, one navigates the sense of Self in one's family and community in a familiar way while finding disruptions and difficulties in the world of academia. This discussion brings attention to the term "First Generation" and my own experience in navigating both graduate school and the academic setting as a First Generation student while finding my own identity as a teacher and scholar.
Presentation Description
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Location
Room 109
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Smith, Janel Janiczek, "Looking Backward to Move Forward: Continuing Conversations on Supporting First Generation Students" (2022). Curriculum Studies Summer Collaborative. 23.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cssc/2022/2022/23
Looking Backward to Move Forward: Continuing Conversations on Supporting First Generation Students
Room 109
As a university faculty member, programs exist on campuses to recruit and support first generation students but are not widely accessed by students. As universities continue to attract a variety of diverse learners, we welcome first generation stuents to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. For each student, one navigates the sense of Self in one's family and community in a familiar way while finding disruptions and difficulties in the world of academia. This discussion brings attention to the term "First Generation" and my own experience in navigating both graduate school and the academic setting as a First Generation student while finding my own identity as a teacher and scholar.
