516
Views
3
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Latina/o high school students’ perceptions and experiences obtaining information about going to college: A qualitative study for understanding

, , , , , , , & show all

References

  • American School Counseling Association. (2018). State-by-state student-to-counselor ratiosreport: A 10-year trend. Retrieved from the American School Counselor website https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/Publications/ratioreport.pdf
  • Bourdieu, P. (1973). Cultural reproduction and social reproduction. In R. Brown (Ed.), Knowledge, education, and cultural change (pp. 71–112). London, England: Tavistock.
  • Cabrera, A. F., & La Nasa, S. M. (2000). Overcoming the tasks on the path to college for America’s disadvantaged. In A. F. Cabrera & S. M. La Nasa (Eds.), Understanding the college choice of disadvantaged students (pp. 31–44). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Cascos, C. H. (n.d.). What is a colonia? Texas secretary of state’s definition. Retrieved from http://www.sos.state.tx.us/border/colonias/what_colonia.shtml
  • Castellanos, J., & Gloria, A. M. (2007). Research considerations and theoretical application for best practices in higher education: Latina/os achieving success. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 6, 378–396. doi:10.1177/1538192707305347
  • Castellanos, J., Gloria, A. M., & Kamimura, M. (2006). The Latina/o pathway to the Ph.D. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing
  • Castellanos, J., & Jones, L. (2003). The majority in the minority: Expanding the representation of Latina/o faculty, administrators and students in higher education. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
  • Cavazos, A. G., & Cavazos, J. (2010). Understanding the experiences of Latina/o Students: A qualitative study for change. American Secondary Education, 38(2), 95–109.
  • Cavazos, J., Cavazos, A. G., Hinojosa, M., & Silva, M. (2009). Dispelling seven myths concerning Latina/o students: A call to action for school counselors. Journal of School Counseling, 7(8), 1–2.
  • Cavazos, J., Johnson, M. B., Fielding, C., Cavazos, A. G., Castro, V., & Vela-Gude, L. (2010). A qualitative study of resilient Latina/o college students. Journal of Latinos and Education, 9, 172–188. doi:10.1080/15348431003761166
  • Chlup, D. T., Gonzalez, E. M., Gonzalez, J. E., Aldape, H. F., Guerra, M., Lagunas, B., & Zorn, D. R. (2018). Nuestros hijos van a la universidad: [Our sons an daughters are going to college]: Latina parents' perceptions and experiences related to building college readiness, college knowledge, and college access for their children-A qualitative analyses. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 17, 20–40. doi: 10.1177/1538192716652501
  • Claridge, T. (2004). Social capital and natural resource management ( Master’s Thesis). University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Retrieved from http://www.socialcapitalresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Social-Capital-and-NRM.pdf
  • Conley, D. T. (2005). College knowledge: What it really takes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Corbin, J., & Strauss, A. (2008). Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  • Cortez, L. J., Martinez, M. A., & Sáenz, V. B. (2014). Por los ojos de madres: Latina mothers’ understandings of college readiness. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 27, 877–900. doi:10.1080/09518398.2013.805851
  • Enriquez, L. (2011). “Because we reel the pressure and we also feel the support”: Examining the educational success of undocumented immigrant Latina/o Students. Harvard Educational Review, 81(3), 476–500. doi:10.17763/haer.81.3.w7k703q050143762
  • Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (2009). How to design and evaluate research in education (7th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
  • Fry, R. (2014). U.S. high school dropout rate reaches record low, driven by improvements among Hispanics, blacks. Washington, DC: The Pew Hispanic Center.
  • Fry, R., & Lopez, M. H. (2012). Hispanic student enrollments reach new highs in 2011. Washington, DC: The Pew Hispanic Center.
  • Galdas, P. (2017). Revisiting bias in qualitative research: Reflections on its relationship with funding and impact. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 16, 1–2. doi:10.1177/1609406917748992
  • Gandara, P. (1995). Over the Ivy walls: The educational mobility of low-income Chicanos. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  • Hatch, A. (2002). Doing qualitative research in education settings. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  • Immerwahr, J. (2003). With diploma in hand: Hispanic high school seniors talk about their future. San Jose, CA: National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Public Agenda.
  • Kena, G., Hussar, W., McFarland, J., de Brey, C., Musu-Gillette, L., Wang, X., … Dunlop Velez, E. (2016). The condition of education 2016 (NCES 2016-144). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch.
  • Krogstad, J. M. (2016). 5 facts about Latinos and education. Washington, DC: Pew Research Center. Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/28/5-facts-about-latinos-and-education/
  • Lincoln, Y., & Guba, E. (1985). Naturalistic inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  • Maitre, M. (2015). Starting early on college and career. EdSource. Retrieved from https://edsource.org/2015/starting-early-on-college-and-career/75316
  • Martinez, M. D. (2003). Missing in action: Reconstructing hope and possibility among Latino students placed at risk. Journal of Latinos and Education, 2, 13–21. doi:10.1207/S1532771XJLE0201_3
  • Nora, A. (2003). Access to higher education for Hispanic students: Real or illusory? In J. Castellanos & L. Jones (Eds.), The majority in the minority: Expanding the representation of Latino/a faculty, administrators and students in higher education (pp. 47–70). Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
  • Nunez, A., Sparks, P. J., & Hernandez, E. A. (2011). Latina/o access to community colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions: A national study. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 10, 18–40. doi:10.1177/153819271039180l
  • Perna, W., & Titus, M. A. (2005). The relationship between parental involvement as social capital and college enrollment: An examination of racial/ethnic group differences. Journal of Higher Education, 76, 485–518. doi:10.1353/jhe.2005.0036
  • Santiago, D. A. (2012). Latino college completion: Rio Grande Valley. Washington, DC: Excelencia in Education! Ensuring America’s Future.
  • Sauter, M. B., Comen, E., & Stebbins, S. (2016). The fastest growing (and shrinking) states. 24/7 Wall Street. Retrieved from http://247wallst.com/special-report/2016/01/22/the-fastest-growing-and-shrinking-states/3/
  • Schneider, B., Martinez, S., & Owens, A. (2006). Barriers to educational opportunities for Hispanics in the United States. In F. Mitchell & M. Tienda (Eds.), Hispanics and the future of America (pp. 179–227). Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
  • Stark, P., & Noel, A. M. (2015). Trends in high school dropout and completion rates in the United States: 1972-2012 (NCES 2015-015). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved from http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch
  • Swail, W. S., & Perna, L. W. (2002). Pre-college outreach programs. In W. G. Tierney & L. S. Hagedorn (Eds.), Increasing access to college: Extending possibilities for all students (pp. 15–34). Albany: State University of New York Press.
  • The Texas Tribune. (2018). School district data. Retrieved from the Texas Tribune website https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/brownsville-isd/
  • Throne, S., Stephens, J., & Truant, T. (2016). Building qualitative study design using nursing’s disciplinary epistemology. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(2), 451–460. doi:10.1111/jan.12822
  • Tierney, W. G., & Hagedorn, L. S. (Eds.). (2002). Increasing access to college: Extending possibilities for all students. Albany: State University of New York Press.
  • Vela-Gude, L., Cavazos, J., Johnson, M. В., Fielding, С., Cavazos, A. G., Campos, L., & Rodriguez, I. (2009). “My counselors were never there:” Perceptions from Latina/o college students. Professional School Counseling, 12, 272–279. doi:10.5330/PSC.n.2010-12.272
  • Zalaquett, C. P. (2006). Study of successful Latina/o students. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 5, 35–47. doi:10.1177/1538192705282568
  • Zalaquett, C. P., & Feliciano, P. (2004). The Latino student success stories research: Providing role models to Latino students. SAEOPP Journal, 21, 7–22.
  • Zalaquett, C. P., & Lopez, A. A. (2006). Learning from the stories of successful undergraduate Latina/Latino students: The importance of mentoring. Mentoring and Tutoring, 14, 337–353. doi:10.1080/13611260600635563

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.