From Here to There: Using Required Courses to Expand First-Generation Mentorship Accessibility

Autor/inn/en	Opsal, Tara; Windsong, Elena Ariel; Pedroni, Laurence
Titel	From Here to There: Using Required Courses to Expand First-Generation Mentorship Accessibility
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 51 (2023) 3, S.218-230 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X231174513
Schlagwörter	Required Courses; First Generation College Students; Mentors; Sociology; Access to Education; Career Readiness; Academic Persistence; Integrated Curriculum; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflichtkurs; Soziologie; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	One challenge sociology departments face is conveying to undergraduates the relevance of a sociology degree for future careers. This challenge is more notable for first-generation and working-class students who research shows have more limited access to mentors. Here we present a department-level mentoring initiative designed to address systemic gaps first-generation students face in accessing mentorship, especially in relationship to career readiness. The mentoring module we examine here is the first of four delivered across our curriculum and focuses on introducing what sociologists do in "the real world," advancing the idea of career transferability, and providing information on university resources helpful to developing student personal and professional identities. We discuss the context, implementation, and analysis of student reflections and conclude with lessons learned and strategies departments can draw on to improve mentoring of first-generation sociology students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01