ERIC Number: EJ1041453
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Publication Date: 2013-Aug
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"I Just Can't Stand Being Like This Anymore": Dilemmas, Stressors, and Motivators for Undocumented Mexican Women in Higher Education
Muñoz, Susana M.
Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, v50 n3 p233-249 Aug 2013
This study examines the stress factors associated with college persistence among a sample of four undocumented Mexican immigrant women from a small rural community in the Rocky Mountain region. Using Chicana feminist epistemological techniques to analyze data collected from in-depth interviews, this study yielded four major findings that include: (a) financial stressors and missed opportunities, (b) making meaning in their college degrees as undocumented immigrants, (c) coping with stress while navigating legal status, and (d) anxiety with the navigation of campus resources and climate. Recommendations for student affairs practitioners and future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Stress Variables, Womens Education, Motivation, Undocumented Immigrants, Mexicans, Community Colleges, College Students, Feminism, Epistemology, Interviews, Student Experience, Phenomenology, Financial Problems, Opportunities, Coping, Educational Benefits, Legal Problems, Anxiety, Educational Resources, Educational Environment, Academic Persistence, Prior Learning, Cultural Influences, Family Influence, Immigration, Public Policy, Case Studies, Focus Groups, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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