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Elizabeth Gil; Ceceilia Parnther – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2024
This case study examines reciprocal mentoring in a community-based program (CBP) serving immigrant Latino families with school-aged children. University student volunteers shared technological and college knowledge and grew in leadership skills. Simultaneously, they gained familial and cultural support and belonging from program families. The CBP…
Descriptors: Community Education, Hispanic American Students, Mentors, Family (Sociological Unit)
Zingales, Luigi – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Economists may be biased in ways that are not apparent to many. A widely espoused theory in economics is that regulators' decisions often become biased in favor of the industries they regulate; to use economic jargon, they become "captured." Economic incentives encourage even the best-intentioned regulators to cater to the interests of the…
Descriptors: Economics, Professional Occupations, Professional Identity, Bias
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Carvalho, Sergio W.; de Oliveira Mota, Marcio – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2010
The globalization of educational services and the increasing competition coming from the private sector have forced higher education institutions to market their programs more aggressively and to look at student loyalty as the key for future success. Student loyalty to higher education institutions represents not only a more stable financial basis…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Trust (Psychology), Group Unity, Student College Relationship