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Download full textBrubacher, Michael R.; Silinda, Fortunate T. – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2021
Distance education students have less access to classmates as a social resource and may, therefore, rely more on family members for support. However, first-generation students, or students who are the first in their family to attend university, may lack the academic resources that family members can provide. Overall, first-generation students in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Distance Education, Social Capital, At Risk Students
