Research studies in higher education : educating multicultural college students / edited by Terence Hicks and Abul Pitre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

African American and Latino first-generation students : implications for teachers, school counselors, university officials, parents, and students / Desiree Vega and James L. Moore -- Inspired to be first : how African American first generation students are predisposed to pursue higher education / Pamela A. Larde -- Enhancing success in the community college : recommendation from African American male students / J. Luke Wood and Adriel A. Hilton -- Societal perceptions of African American males in higher education and the adverse impact it has on their academic achievement at predominantly white institutions / Ron Brown -- Engagement practices and study abroad participation of first-generation American college students / Bryan Andriano -- "I thought I was so dumb ..." : low-income first generation college students, inequities in academic preparation and reference group theory / Ashley Rondini -- Examining involvement as a critical factor : perceptions from first-generation and non-first generation students / Mona Y. Davenport -- Factors impacting the academic achievement of undecided students / Kimberly Brown -- An analysis on retention among traditional and non-traditional students in select North Carolina community colleges / J. Michale Harpe and Theodore Kaniuka.