A phenomenological study of low-income students formerly pursuing baccalaureate degrees with the assistance of a private foundation scholarship
Date
2013
Authors
Schutt, Michelle K., author
Kuk, Linda, advisor
Felix, Oscar, committee member
Scott, Malcolm, committee member
Wolgemuth, Jennifer, committee member
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This qualitative study investigated the lived experience of at-risk students who were funded by a private foundation scholarship but who lost that funding for a variety of reasons. Data were collected through personal interviews with seven former scholars. The themes emerging from the study included: educational aspirations, the scholarship opportunity, the college experience, and conscious reflection. Implications of this study may be applicable to private gifting foundations as they establish scholarship guidelines and student support systems, faculty and college staff while working with students from underprivileged backgrounds and attempting to understand their complex college journey. Additionally college students and their families may benefit from this study as they learn to maneuver through the complexities of college, specifically as it relates being a first generation college student.
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scholarship
college
first-generation
higher education
low-income
phenomenology