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Title
Peers Showing the Way: Fostering Financial Knowledge and Creating Financial Access for Low-Income, First-Generation College Students
Description
This study addresses the problem of low-income, first-generation college students who are academically successful, but choose to leave college before finishing due to financial constraints. This study investigates their lived experiences as well as the effects of a peer mentorship program where incoming, first-year, low-income, first-generation college students are paired with a trained peer mentor from a similar background. Together the pair jointly explore available financial resources and troubleshoot barriers to access. This study draws on four primary theories: Social Cognitive Theory, Intersectionality, Community Cultural Wealth, and Critical Pedagogy. This mixed methods action research study uses multiple types of data: individual interviews, focus group, photo elicitation, demographic questionnaires, and pre- and post-intervention questionnaires. Findings indicate increases in self-efficacy for and knowledge about accessing financial resources after participating in the program.
Date Created
2022
Contributors
- Bevins, Jennifer (Author)
- Chen, Ying-Chih (Thesis advisor)
- Carrillo, Juan (Committee member)
- Morgan, Chad (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
162 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.168635
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: Ed.D., Arizona State University, 2022
Field of study: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
System Created
- 2022-08-22 05:34:53
System Modified
- 2022-08-22 05:35:18
- 2 years 2 months ago
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