Pratt, Phillip A., et al. "First Generation College Students: Are They at Greater Risk for Attrition than Their Peers?" RESEARCH IN RURAL EDUCATION, v6 n2 p31-34 1989. (EJ407458)

Among 1,035 full-time college freshmen surveyed during their first week of classes, first-generation students reported stronger institutional commitments but did not differ from their peers in goal commitment, self-rated academic ability, or predispositions to academic or social integration. Contains 12 references. (Author/SV)