Estudio exploratorio sobre las experiencias de estudiantes universitarios de primera generación y su valoración de Programas de Acción Afirmativa

Macarena Guerrero Valenzuela; Gabriel  Rivero González; Andrés  Salvo Contreras; Pilar Varas Aguilera; Danitza  Vera Ponce; Andrea Flanagan-Bórquez

Exploratory study on First-generation College Students’ experiences and their assessment of Affirmative Action Programs

Macarena Guerrero Valenzuela Fundación educacional La Milagrosa, Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes, Chile http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6061-7318
Gabriel Rivero González Colegio Roberto Bravo, Valparaíso http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4002-4229
Andrés Salvo Contreras Colegio Claudio Matte, Viña del Mar http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4546-3696
Pilar Varas Aguilera Departamento de Educación, Cabildo http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6474-0639
Danitza Vera Ponce Centro de Atención Integral Alguien dentro de Mí, Quillota http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0068-787X
Andrea Flanagan-Bórquez Universidad de Valparaíso https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0566-9841

Keywords:

higher education; university student; educational policy; access to education; compensatory education

Abstract

This qualitative study analyzed the first-generation college students’ experiences in higher education and their assessment of two programs of access to and persistence, which have been implemented as a public policy in Chile for more than a decade. Using a phenomenological approach, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants, six who accessed through those programs and six who enrolled through the regular national admission system (PSU). The main results show that first-generation students, regardless of the way of access to higher education, have similar experiences in terms of university adjustment. In addition, those programs mainly FGS’s meet access equity. Finally, this study also refers to some unique experiences regarding being FGS, which have not yet been addressed in previous studies.

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Published

2022-05-09

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2022): mayo-agosto

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