7 What you should know about first year students: an informal bibliography
The sources presented here provide a sampling of the information and research on first-year students and seminars. We encourage you to add more sources as you find them. Mainly, this shows that you are not alone, and Lehman is not (completely) unique in its goals and challenges.
First Year Students
Bowman, N. A. (2010). The development of psychological well-being among first-year college students. Journal of College Student Development, 51(2), 180–200. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.0.0118
Clark, M. R. (2005). Negotiating the freshman year: Challenges and strategies among first-year college students. Journal of College Student Development, 46(3), 296–316. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2005.0022
Conley, C. S., Travers, L. V., & Bryant, F. B. (2013). Promoting psychosocial adjustment and stress management in first-year college students: The benefits of engagement in a psychosocial wellness seminar. Journal of American College Health, 61(2), 75–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2012.75475
Means, D. R., & Pyne, K. B. (2017). Finding my way: Perceptions of institutional support and belonging in low-income, first-generation, first-year college students. Journal of College Student Development, 58(6), 907–924. https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2017.0071
First Year Seminars
Al-Sheeb, B. A., Abdulwahed, M. S., & Hamouda, A. M. (2018). Impact of first-year seminar on student engagement, awareness, and general attitudes toward higher education. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 10(1), 15–30. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-01-2017-0006
Buyarski, C. A., & Landis, C. M. (2014). Using an eportfolio to assess the outcomes of a first-year seminar: Student narrative and authentic assessment. International Journal of EPortfolio, 4(1), 49–60.
Crissman, J. L. (2001). The impact of clustering first year seminars with English composition courses on new students’ retention rates. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 3(2), 137–152. https://doi.org/10.2190/FJHU-RT1X-GA6Y-EME5
Crissman Ishler, J. L. (2003). Laying the foundation for general education: The role of first-year and short seminars. The Journal of General Education, 52(2), 71–83. https://doi.org/10.1353/jge.2003.0026
Jairam, D. (2020). First-year seminar focused on study skills: An ill-suited attempt to improve student retention. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 44(4), 513–527. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1582757
Jeong, H. J., Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2021). Mental health, life satisfaction, supportive parent communication, and help-seeking sources in the wake of COVID-19: First-generation college students (FGCS) vs. non-first-generation college students (non-FGCS). Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 37(2), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2021.1906189
Jordan, E. (2001). Interrupted learning: The traveller paradigm. Support for Learning, 16(3), 128–134. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.00204
Keup, J., & Barefoot, B. (2005). Learning how to be a successful student: Exploring the impact of first-year seminars on student outcomes. Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 17(1), 11–47.
Porter, S. R., & Swing, R. L. (2006). Understanding how first-year seminars affect persistence. Research in Higher Education, 47(1), 89–109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-005-8153-6
Liberal Arts
Beck, K. (2023, June 14). The Humanities aren’t hurting everywhere. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/06/14/humanities-arent-hurting-everywhere-opinion
Student Success OER Resources
Avoiding Plagiarism Tutorial. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/courses/avoiding-plagiarism-tutorial
Babin, M., Burnell, C., Pesznecker, S., & Wood, J. (2017). The word on college reading and writing. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-word-on-college-reading-and-writing
Baldwin, A., August, L. & Bennett, J. (2020). College success. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/college-success-2020.
Cascadia College COLL101 Team (2021). COLL101 collection. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/courses/coll101-collection-simple-book-publishing
Dillon, D. (2018). Blueprint for success in college: Career decision making. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/courses/blueprint-for-success-in-college-career-decision-making
Dillon, D. (2018). Blueprint for success in college: Indispensable study skills and time management strategies. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/courses/blueprint-for-success-in-college-indispensable-study-skills-and-time-management-strategies
Higgins, S. (2021). Bridges: United States academia for first-generation and international college students. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/bridges-united-states-academia-for-first-generation-and-international-college-students.
Hilmi, R. (2018a). Cengage. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/49002
Hilmi, R. (2018b). Cengage. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/49018.
Iowa State University Library Instruction Services. (2021). Library 160: Introduction to college-level research. Iowa State University Digital Press. https://doi.org/10.31274/isudp.2021.72
Lamoureaux, A. (2017, June 14). A different road to college: A guide for transitioning to college for non-traditional students. OER Commons. Retrieved April 26, 2023, from https://www.oercommons.org/courses/a-different-road-to-college-a-guide-for-transitioning-to-college-for-non-traditional-students
Priester, T. C. (2015). Foundations of academic success: Words of wisdom. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/foundations-of-academic-success-words-of-wisdom
University of Minnesota Libraries (2015). College success. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/college-success
Covid Impact
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2022, June 2). 6 guiding principles to a trauma-informed approach infographic. Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/138924
House, L. A., Neal, C., & Kolb, J. (2020). Supporting the mental health needs of first generation college students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 34(2), 157–167. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2019.1578940.
Jeong, H. J., Kim, S., & Lee, J. (2021). Mental health, life satisfaction, supportive parent communication, and help-seeking sources in the wake of COVID-19: First-generation college students (FGCS) vs. non-first-generation college students (non-FGCS). Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 37(2), 71–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2021.1906189
Jordan, E. (2001). Interrupted learning: The traveller paradigm. Support for Learning, 16(3), 128–134. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.00204
Mahnken, K. (2022, July 14). Harvard economist offers gloomy forecast on reversing pandemic learning loss.The74. https://www.the74million.org/article/harvard-economist-offers-gloomy-forecast-on-reversing-pandemic-learning-loss/
Means, D. R., & Pyne, K. B. (2017). Finding my way: Perceptions of institutional support and belonging in low-income, first-generation, first-year college students. Journal of College Student Development, 58(6), 907–924. https://doi.org/10.1353/CSD.2017.0071
Reyes-Portillo, J. A., Warner, C. M., Kline, E. A., Bixter, M. T., Chu, B. C., Miranda, R., Nadeem, E., Nickerson, A., Ortin Peralta, A., Reigada, L., Rizvi, S. L., Roy, A. K., Shatkin, J., Kalver, E., Rette, D., Denton, E., & Jeglic, E. L. (2022). The psychological, academic, and economic impact of COVID-19 on college students in the epicenter of the pandemic. Emerging Adulthood, 10(2), 473–490. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696821106665
Multilingual Students
Ferris, D. R. (2014). “English only” and multilingualism in composition studies: Policy, philosophy, and practice. [Review of Cross-language relations in composition, by B. Horner, M.-Z Lu, & P. K. Matsuda; Shaping language policy in the U.S.: The role of composition studies, by Scott Wible; Writing in the devil’s tongue: A history of english composition in China, by X. You]. College English, 77(1), 73–83. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24238508
Assessment
The City University of New York. (n.d.). General education assessment. Retrieved June 17, 2023, from https://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/undergraduate-studies/assessment/
Information Literacy
Farkas, M. G. (2011, October 27). “I need three peer reviewed articles” or the Freshman research paper. Information Wants To Be Free. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from https://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/10/27/i-need-three-peer-reviewed-articles-or-the-freshman-research-paper/
Other Topics
Krishnamoorthy, G., Joondalup, K. A., & Schimke, D. (2023). Trauma Informed Education. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/trauma-informed-education.
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