“NOT ALL WHO WANDER ARE LOST”: NAVIGATING THE FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN A PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY

ANDREW A. SIGUAN

Abstract


First-generation college students (FGCS) are widely identified as none of the parent/s has completed a bachelor's degree or did not attend any post-secondary institutions. Transition from secondary to college education can be daunting journey for a student, especially if you are the first in the family to pursue university studies. This paper utilizes an intersectionality lens to understand the experiences of first-year FGCS. A qualitative research design was used in the study, specifically the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The findings of the paper are divided into three themes: (1) Family Support, Belongingness, and Campus Involvement in Shaping the College Experience of FGCS First Year Students, (2) Economic Struggles in Pursuing Higher Education Among First-Generation College Students First Year Students, (3) Intersecting Challenges and Coping Mechanisms of FGCS first-year students. The novelty of the paper highlights intersectionality explaining different forms of challenges intersect and shape the lives of FGCS first-year students.

 


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