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Transitions and Turning Points: Exploring How First-in-Family Female Students Story Their Transition to University and Student Identity Formation
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O'Shea, Sarah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
The purpose of this article is to explore how one group of students reflect upon their transition into the higher education environment. This qualitative research project followed one group of female undergraduate students as they moved through the first year of study. All of the participants were the first in their family to consider further…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Freshmen, Females, Identification (Psychology)