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Assessing The Effects Of Parental Involvement On First-Generation And Second-Generation College Students, Terence Hicks
Assessing The Effects Of Parental Involvement On First-Generation And Second-Generation College Students, Terence Hicks
Terence Hicks, Ph.D., Ed.D.
Few researchers have studied the effects that parental influence has on first-generation and second-generation college students. This lack of empirical knowledge prompted this investigation on the effectiveness of parental involvement on first- and second-generation college student performance. A recent review of literature reveals that researchers have used different definitions of the "first-generation" concept (Bean&Metzner. 1985; Billson&Terry. 1982). Bean and Metzner (1985) examined the research on the correlation between parental education and the first-generation college student's persistence and reported that other researchers found equivocal results when examining this relationship. Billson and Terry (1987) argued, however, that the analysis performed by Bean …
Unequal Access To Tertiary Education; Implication For National Security, Olukunle Saheed Oludeyi
Unequal Access To Tertiary Education; Implication For National Security, Olukunle Saheed Oludeyi
Olukunle Saheed, OLUDEYI
This paper examines the growing rate of unequal access to tertiary education among Nigerian youths and its implication for national security. Although bias has existed during the colonial era, recent events reveal high waves of access-inequality and prejudice. Following the trend of violence, terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria today, this paper contends that youth education, reorientation and empowerment organized through unbiased processes are fundamental requisites for socio-economic, political and national security. The paper argues further that the number of youths who enjoy unrestricted access to tertiary education is unequal to the number of those who find it as privilege rather …