Date Approved
1-20-2021
Embargo Period
1-22-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. Higher Education
Department
Educational Services and Leadership
College
College of Education
Advisor
Walpole, MaryBeth
Committee Member 1
McCombs, Tyrone
Committee Member 2
Tinnin, Andrew
Keywords
Low Income, Marginality, Mattering
Subject(s)
First-generation college students
Disciplines
Higher Education
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to determine the attitudes of low-income, first-generation White students' as it relates to their sense of mattering at Rowan University. In addition to a demographic sheet, data were collected using Mattering Inventory (Tovar et al., 2009).
Recommended Citation
Burgos, Charissa M., "Distress in disguise: Mattering and marginality among selected students at Rowan University" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 2859.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2859
