Promoting College Access for First-Generation College Students: Creating a College-Going Culture

Authors

  • Jerome J. Tobacyk Louisiana Tech University
  • Glenn S. Beer Louisiana Tech University
  • Mary M. Livingston Louisiana Tech University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1361344

Keywords:

culture, first-generation, students

Abstract

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Author Biographies

Jerome J. Tobacyk, Louisiana Tech University

Jerome J. Tobacyk, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology and advisor at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana. He can be reached at jerryt@latech.edu.

Glenn S. Beer, Louisiana Tech University

Glenn S. Beer is director of the Science & Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. He can be reached at gbeer@latech.edu.

Mary M. Livingston, Louisiana Tech University

Mary M. Livingston, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. She can be reached at maryml@latech.edu.

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Vol. 13 (2011): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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