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THE CONTRIBUTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS TO FIRST-GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS: A NARRATIVE APPROACH
by
Anne Elisabeth Lamkin Ziemniak
____________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Anne Elisabeth Lamkin Ziemniak
Object Description
| Title | The contribution of family members to first-generation college student success: a narrative approach |
| Author | Ziemniak, Anne Elisabeth Lamkin |
| Author email | alamkin@usc.edu; anne.ziemniak@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-02-25 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-04-07 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Venegas, Kristan |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Tambascia, Tracy Merriman, Lynette |
| Abstract | Research has shown that first-generation college students are educationally disadvantaged in a number of ways. While a variety of interventions have been recommended to increase the success of this population of students in higher education, little attention has been placed on the role that families can play in supporting these students, specifically during the college years. This dissertation approached the role of family in first-generation college student lives from a non-deficit perspective. Utilizing Gofen’s (2009) family capital framework, ways that families support first-generation student persistence in college were identified through the family’s attitude toward education, relationships between family members and the values families have instilled in students.; This study used a narrative approach. Data was collected through interviews with 11 students, nine family members and two college administrators. Findings suggest that: 1) family matters to first-generation college student persistence; 2) family support manifests itself differently for first-generation students than for their non-first-generation peers; 3) conflicts between successful students’ responsibilities at college and their roles within the family were minimal; and 4) a disconnect between the families of these students and the institution exists. A better appreciation of the role families play in successful first-generation student lives and a reconceptualization of family support for college students will allow higher education institutions to recognize the efforts put forward by the families of these students and work more effectively with this parent and family population to increase student success. |
| Keyword | first-generation college students; higher education; family capital; parents; families; persistence |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2898 |
| Rights | Ziemniak, Anne Elisabeth Lamkin |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Ziemniak-3532 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Ziemniak-3532.pdf |
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| Full text | THE CONTRIBUTION OF FAMILY MEMBERS TO FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS: A NARRATIVE APPROACH by Anne Elisabeth Lamkin Ziemniak ____________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2010 Copyright 2010 Anne Elisabeth Lamkin Ziemniak |
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