First-In-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life: Motivations, Transitions and Participation

by Cathy Stone, Josephine May, Sarah O’Shea

This open access book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the experiences of First in Family (FiF) or first-generation students in higher education. It draws upon narratives of students and their family members and spans the entire university student life cycle (pre-entry, commencement, progression and graduation) with a focus on specific cohorts including mature-aged students, parents or carers, as well as the differentiated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031344502
• ISBN13: 9783031344503
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"