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Future research on Hispanic students: What have we yet to learn? and What new and diverse perspectives are needed to examine Latino success in higher education?
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
The paper expands a recent review by Nora and Crisp (2009) by offering a line of investigation that identifies research most needed to advance our understanding of how Hispanic students experience college, with a focus ...
Barriers to Latina Access of Higher Education
(Senior Honors Projects at the University of Rhode Island, 2012)
Female Hispanics, or Latinas, have often been described as having two strikes against them. Females have typically been underrepresented in higher education settings, and it is only recently that they have been welcomed ...
Lost Among the Data: A Review of Latino First Generation College Students
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
The paper’s aim is to provide a profile of what is currently known about Hispanic first-generation college students. Since there is relatively little extant literature that specifically examines the experiences of Hispanic ...
Realizing the Potential of Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Multiple Dimensions of Institutional Diversity for Advancing Hispanic Higher Education
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) have the potential to span many borders based on drawing a local and international Latina/o student population, faculty research across U.S. and international borders, and community ...
Examining the Cultural Validity of a College Student Engagement Survey for Latinos
(American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), 2012)
Using Critical Race Theory and quantitative criticalist stance, this study examined the cultural validity of an engagement survey, SERU-Student Experiences in the Research University through exploratory factor analysis. ...
Hispanic Student Participation and Success in Developmental Education
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
The paper’s aim is to summarize what is currently known regarding Latino/a students who participate in developmental education at both two and four-year institutions. The authors begin by describing the characteristics of ...
Overview Of Hispanics In Science, Mathematics, Engineering And Technology (Stem): K-16 Representation, Preparation And Participation
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
The paper’s aim is to summarize what is currently known regarding Hispanic students in STEM. The authors begin with a summary of pre-college circumstances known to influence Latino/a students’ decisions to major in STEM ...
Hispanic Transfer in 2-year Hispanic-Serving Institutions
(Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, 2012-07-01)
Community colleges offer Hispanic students a critical gateway to bachelor’s degrees, but these institutions also have low transfer rates to four-year institutions. Some research suggests that Hispanic-Serving community ...