College Access for Prospective First-generation High School Students: Parent Perceptions

Authors

Christopher W. Brown Ed.D, (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 2020) Illinois Public High School AdministratorFollow
Alison Reeves Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFollow
Laurel Puchner Professor, Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleFollow

Abstract

This qualitative interview study examined how parents of potential college-going first-generation students in one high school perceive and experience their access to resources and knowledge that would allow them to support their adolescents’ successful entrance into postsecondary institutions. The study found that the parents believe that high schools will help their children with college but that they underutilize the resources available and lack important social capital needed to help their students succeed.

Recommended Citation

Brown, Christopher W. Ed.D; Reeves, Alison Associate Professor; and Puchner, Laurel Professor (2021) "College Access for Prospective First-generation High School Students: Parent Perceptions," Journal of College Access: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jca/vol6/iss1/6