First-Generation Students in Rural Communities: A Study of Effective Programming Components That Support Closing the Excellence Gap

Autor/inn/en	Brigandi, Carla B.; Rambo-Hernandez, Karen; Schwartz, Jeremy
Titel	First-Generation Students in Rural Communities: A Study of Effective Programming Components That Support Closing the Excellence Gap
Quelle	In: Gifted and Talented International, 35 (2020) 1, S.3-15 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-2276
DOI	10.1080/15332276.2020.1774944
Schlagwörter	First Generation College Students; Educational Quality; Rural Areas; At Risk Students; Disadvantaged Youth; Intention; College Attendance; Career Choice; Field Trips; Experiential Learning; Academically Gifted; Gifted Education; Enrichment Activities; STEM Education; Program Effectiveness; West Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Exkursion; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Bereicherungsprogramm; STEM
Abstract	Large numbers of young people from underserved populations, including first-generation, low-income, and rural, are clearly capable of high levels of achievement but are failing to do so owing to lack of access and opportunities. The purpose of this study was to determine what characteristics of the Health Science Technology Academy (HSTA), a program designed to successfully mediate risk factors for high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds, were critical to student success. With a specific focus on first-generation and non-first-generation students, results of descriptive statistics, chi-square, and ANOVA indicated first-generation students had slightly higher intentions to attend college and higher initial interest in pursuing a career in health sciences, and they perceived out-of-school experiences, such as field trips, as more influential in increasing their interest in pursuing a career in health sciences than non-first-generation students. Implications and future directions are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01