College completion for Latino/a students : institutional and system approaches / / Melissa L. Freeman, Magdalena Martinez, editors

• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (134 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1982968073
• Soggetto topico: Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher); Academic achievement - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Titlepage; Copyright; Editors' Notes; Latino/a Student Success: A National Agenda; Growth of a Population; Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Volume Overview; References; 1: HEALing Higher Education: An Innovative Approach to Preparing HSI Leaders; A Case Study: Adams State University and the Higher Education Administration and Leadership (HEAL) Program; Conclusion; References; 2: An Examination of Organizational Change Through Nevada's Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Why Focus on Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions?; Organizational Theories of Change ; The Explosive Hispanic Growth in NevadaNevada's Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions and the Great Recession; The Role of Higher Education Governance and Policy; Creating an HSI Awareness, Understanding, and Action: The Role of Leadership and Key Actors; Lessons Learned; Notes; References; 3: Cultivating Campus Environments to Maximize Success Among Latino and Latina College Students; Campus Racial Climate and Campus Racial Culture at Predominantly White Institutions; A Model for Understanding, Assessing, and Fostering Campus Environments That Reflect and Respond to Latino/a Communities ; Recommendations for Cultivating Culturally Engaging Campus Environments for Latino/a StudentsConclusion; References; 4: Institutionalizing Support for Undocumented Latino/a Students in American Higher Education; Legal Context; Challenges and Struggles of Undocumented Students; Role of Faculty and Administrators; Promising Practices That Institutionalize Support for Undocumented Student Success; Powerful Praxis-Reflections on the Institutionalization of Systemic Supports for Undocumented Students; Conclusion; References ; 5: "A pesar de todo" (Despite Everything): The Persistence of Latina Graduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic-Serving InstitutionPrior Research; Research Methods; Findings; Summary; Recommendations; References; 6: Latino Male Ethnic Subgroups: Patterns in College Enrollment and Degree Completion; College Enrollment Patterns of Latino Males; College Completion Rates of Latino Males; Recommendations; Conclusion; References; 7: Increasing College Completion for Latino/as in Community Colleges: Leadership and Strategy; The Role of Leadership in College Completion ; Lesson Learned #1: Organizational Culture and Leadership MatterLesson Learned #2: Data Matter; Lesson Learned #3: Scale Matters; Lesson Learned #4: Faculty Engagement Matters; Lesson Learned #5: Evaluation Matters; Final Thought; References; 8: Financial Aid in Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Aligning Resources with HSI Commitments; Financial Aid and HSIs: Basic Facts; Connecting Financial Aid, Latino/a Students, and Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Related Research; Research on Latino/a College Students and Financial Aid; Research on HSIs and Financial Aid: Student Responses ; Research on Institutional Approaches
• Titolo autorizzato: College completion for Latino
• ISBN: 1-119-19377-X; 1-119-19375-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460751703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: New directions for higher education ; ; No. 172.