Higher Education Access and Choice for Latino Students

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Higher Education Access and Choice for Latino Students
Higher Education Access and Choice for Latino Students
Author : Patricia Perez
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Publisher : Routledge
Language : English
Release Date : 10 April 2015
ISBN : 9781317512622
Pages : 210 pages
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Higher Education Access and Choice for Latino Students by Patricia Perez Book PDF Summary

Now the largest and fastest-growing ethnic population in the U.S., Latino students face many challenges and complexities when it comes to college choice and access. This edited volume provides much needed theoretical and empirical data on how the schooling experiences of Latino students shape their educational aspirations and access to higher education. It explores how the individual and collective influence of the home, school and policy shape the college decision-making process. This unique collection of original scholarly articles offers critical insight on educational pathways that will help families, educators and policy makers intervene in ways that foster and sustain college access and participation for Latino students. It considers destination preferences and enrollment selections, elementary and secondary school experiences, and intervention programs that shed light on how practitioners can promote participation and retention. This multi-conceptual, multi-methodological volume offers directions for future research, programming and policy in Latino education.

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