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Keim, Jeanmarie; McDermott, J. Cynthia; Gerard, Maureen R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
The article examines a group format for promoting Hispanic students' transition from community colleges to university colleges of education. Students were exposed to Hispanic role models, did extensive writing, and participated in reflective discourse within large and small groups during the six-week summer program. All students successfully…
Descriptors: Role Models, Summer Programs, Community Colleges, Hispanic American Students
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Hoffman, August John; Wallach, Julie – Community College Enterprise, 2005
The current study evaluates whether a mentoring program can increase self-esteem and internal locus of control in underrepresented community college students. The primary goal of the mentoring program was to facilitate Compton Community College (CCC) students' successful transfer to a four-year university by fostering relationships with mentors…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Mentors, Community Colleges, Self Esteem