Low-income Students’ Adaptation to University

Lee Ji Hye; Chae, Jae-Eun

This study aims to explore the implications of the recent increase of students from low-income families at prestigious Korean universities dominated by those from middle-class families. A case study design is used to gain an in-depth understanding of experiences of college students from low-income families who received a merit-based scholarship from Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation between 2010 and 2012. Semi-structured interviews of seven students were conducted for the date collection. The results suggest that most of the participants have had difficulty integrating themselves into the academic and social systems of the university due to their low socio-economic status and lack of university support. Also, the ineffective operation of the equal opportunity policy has added challenges to the students. Most universities have only applied the policy to the process of student selection and have thus ignored the challenge facing the students from low-income families in the process of education. As a result, most of them have failed the promise of equal opportunity for higher education. Overall, this study’s findings highlight the crucial roles of university education and student support programs in the experiences of students from low-income families. Furthermore, they suggest that Korean universities pay attention to the needs of students with varied backgrounds and especially improve the support for minority students.

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