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Author Nuñez, Anne-Marie, author

Title Latinos in higher education and Hispanic-serving institutions : creating conditions for success / Anne-Marie Núñez, Richard E. Hoover, Kellie Pickett, A. Christine Stuart-Carruthers, Maria Vázquez
Published Hoboken, NJ : Wiley/Jossey-Bass, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (152 pages)
Series ASHE higher education report, 1551-6970 ; v. 39, no. 1
ASHE higher education report ; v. 39, no. 1. 1551-6970
Contents Latinos in Higher Education and Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Creating Conditions for Success; Copyright; Contents; Executive Summary; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Postsecondary Attainment; Economic Implications of Low Educational Attainment; Organization of This Monograph; Demographic, Social, and Cultural Background; A Demographic Dividend?; Ethnic Subgroups; Mexican Americans; Puerto Ricans; Cuban Americans; Other Ethnic Groups; Cultural and Social Influences; Family; Language Use; Religion; Immigration; Neighborhood Composition; Summary
Classic and Contemporary Theories of Latino Identity DevelopmentEthnic and Racial Identity Development in College Students; Latino Identity Development; Key Tasks in Integrated Latino Identity Development; Supporting Latino Students in Identity Development; Summary; Challenges to Latino Student Success; Casting Success Within a Broader Societal Context; Role of Resources; Academic Capital; Financial Capital; Cultural Capital; Social Capital; Family Concerns; Assumptions About Latinos' Backgrounds and Potential; Campus Climate; Summary; Mainstream Approaches to Latino Student Success
Academic CapitalP-20 Collaborations; College Academic Outreach Programs; Bridge Programs; Learning Communities and Related Academic Support Programs; Research Programs; Collaborative Learning; Financial Capital; Cultural Capital; Social Capital; Summary; Culturally Responsive Approaches to Latino Student Success; Family Concerns; Assumptions About Latinos' Background and Potential; Campus Racial/Ethnic Climate; What Individual Faculty and Staff Can Do; What Institutional Leaders Can Do; Conclusion; The Role of Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Access and Equity
Historical Background and Funding of HSIsStudents in HSIs; Faculty and Administrators at HSIs; Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Challenges for HSIs; Summary; Conclusion and Implications; Role of Demographics and Social and Cultural Factors; Developing Culturally Responsive Research, Policy, and Practice; Institutionalizing Strategies to Serve Latino Students; Teaching and Learning in the Classroom; Role of Finances; Collaborative Research; Role of State Legislators and Policymakers; Role of Federal Representatives and Agencies; Final Thoughts; References; Name Index; Subject Index
About the AuthorsAbout the ASHE Higher Education Report Series; Call for Proposals; Recent Titles
Summary Latinos' postsecondary educational attainment has not kept pace with their growing representation in the U.S. population. How can Latino educational attainment be advanced? This monograph presents relevant contemporary research, focusing on the role of institutional contexts. Drawing particularly on research grounded in Latino students' perspectives, it identifies key challenges Latino students face and discuss various approaches to address these challenges. Because so many Latino students are enrolled in federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), it also specifically
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-117) and indexes
Notes English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 07, 2018)
Subject Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher)
Government aid to higher education.
Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- Government policy -- United States
Federal aid to higher education.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher)
Government aid to higher education
Education
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Hoover, Richard E., author
Pickett, Kellie, author
Stuart-Carruthers, A. Christine
Vazquez, Maria
ISBN 9781118714621
1118714628
9781118714522
1118714520