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Quantitative Analysis of Contributing Factors of Career Success and Overall and Academic Resilience in Higher Education: A Refinement of Tinto's Theory to Stop Latinx Oppression
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Gendera, Andreia – ProQuest LLC, 2022
It is indeed a fact that diversity helps to build a better economy, and diverse businesses are proven to be healthier and more successful, but the lack of diversity in the workforce and educational environment, shows that the pipeline is not moving Latinx people enough. Latinx community is the largest minoritized community in the United States,…
Descriptors: Success, Resilience (Psychology), College Students, Hispanic American Students
Hispanic Student Thriving at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
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Allen, Michael Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Latino/as are the largest minority group within the United States and have the fastest projected population growth within the United States but currently have the lowest baccalaureate attainment rate of any racial or ethnic group. Traditional methods of measuring and supporting Latino/a students have not been successful and need reevaluation.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Student Characteristics, Online Surveys, College Students
What Happens outside of the College Class(ed)room? Examining College Students' Social Class and Social Integration in Higher Education
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Soria, Krista M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationships between undergraduate students' social class background and variables theorized to affect students' social integration in higher education, including students' perception of campus climate, frequency of faculty interactions, frequency of involvement in campus activities, and sense of belonging.…
Descriptors: Social Class, Social Integration, Undergraduate Students, Student Experience
A Conceptual Model on the Impact of Mattering, Sense of Belonging, Engagement/Involvement, and Socio-Academic Integrative Experiences on Community College Students' Intent to Persist
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Tovar, Esau – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Community colleges continue to experience high levels of student attrition and low degree/certificate completion rates. Given extant literature, there appears to be a need to reexamine how interactions between students and the institution, and students and institutional agents are taking place, with the aim of identifying institutional practices…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Intention, Academic Persistence
Thriving in College: The Role of Spirituality and Psychological Sense of Community in Students of Color
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McIntosh, Eric James – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Despite increased access to higher education for previously underrepresented ethnic groups, the graduation rates of African Americans and Latinos in higher education pale in comparison to their Caucasian and Asian peers (Aud, Fox, & KewalRamani, 2010). In contrast, Asians are graduating at rates higher than Caucasians; however, the literature…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students
Examining Community-Engaged Scholarship in Public Administration Programs
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Norvell, Katrina Herndon – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study sought to broaden the understanding of the role that academic professions play in shaping the values and attitudes of faculty toward CES. This study explored faculty perceptions regarding the factors that encourage or dissuade them in the pursuit of CES within public administration programs. As a framework for research, a conceptual…
Descriptors: Socialization, Structural Equation Models, Public Administration, Public Sector