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Social Capital and Academic Motivation Among First-Generation Community College Students

Moschetti, Roxanne Venus, Hudley, Cynthia·2015·Community College Journal of Research and Practice
DOI 10.1080/10668926.2013.819304
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Social capital, the value of a relationship that provides support and assistance in a given social situation (Stanton-Salazar, 2001), is a useful theory for understanding the experiences of low-income adolescents who are the first in their families to attend college. According to social capital theory, networks of relationships can help students manage an unfamiliar environment by providing them with relevant information, guidance, and emotional support. Existing research on social capital in postsecondary institutions has focused on low-income, ethnic minority adolescents, finding that low socioeconomic status (low-SES) and first-generation ethnic minority students struggle in accessing beneficial social capital on campus (Prospero & Vohra-Gupta, 2007; Saunders & Serna, 2004). However, the academic and social adjustment of first-generation, low-income White students is an understudied phenomenon. Therefore, this study examined how White, working-class, first-generation community college students, enrolled at a community college in northern Nevada, managed to integrate themselves, both socially and academically, into college. A grounded theory approach was used to analyze the interview data (Corbin & Strauss, 2008). Overall, first-generation, working-class, White community college students face many obstacles to earning postsecondary degrees, and social capital in the form of relationships with institutional agents on campus may be able to help them further their academic goals.

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  1. Choy, S. P. (2001). Findings from the Condition of Education 2001: Students whose parents did not go to college: Postsecondary access, persistence, and attainment (NCES 2001–136). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Authors
Moschetti, R. V., & Hudley, C.
Affiliations
  • California State University, Northridge (US)
  • University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Corresponding author
Moschetti, Roxanne Venus
Venue
Community College Journal of Research and Practice
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2014-08-15
Volume
39
Issue
3
Pages
235-251
ISSN
  • 1066-8926 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-0413
DOI
10.1080/10668926.2013.819304
OpenAlex
W2045807005
Cited by
114
References
77
Citations by year
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FWCI
25.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Community College Journal of Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cultural Capital and Social Class
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Capital and Networks
Keywords
social capital, first-generation college students, community college students, academic motivation, working-class students, social integration, academic adjustment, institutional relations, social networks

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