Given that the population of college students are changing over the last 20 years has lead to more and more students who are the first in their family to attend college. The student body at Cal State San Marcos is nearing 50% first-generation college students. Much of the literature surrounding generation students notes that while their parents are supportive of their children's educational ambitions, they often lack the cultural capital to support their children or have high expectations for familial contributions (being unfamiliar with the required workload of college). This article is offers great insight that we as CSUSM faculty should be mindful of as we teach out classes.
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