Latinos in higher education and Hispanic-serving institutions : creating conditions for success /

Latinos' postsecondary educational attainment has not kept pace with their growing representation in the U.S. population. How can Latino educational attainment be advanced? This monograph presents relevant contemporary research, focusing on the role of institutional contexts. Drawing particular...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Nuñez, Anne-Marie (Autor), Hoover, Richard E. (Autor), Pickett, Kellie (Autor)
Otros Autores: Stuart-Carruthers, A. Christine, Vazquez, Maria
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley/Jossey-Bass, [2013]
Colección:ASHE higher education report ; v. 39, no. 1.
Temas:
Hispanic Americans > Education (Higher)
Government aid to higher education.
Hispanic Americans > Education (Higher) > Government policy > United States.
Federal aid to higher education.
Aide de l'État à l'enseignement supérieur.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Government aid to higher education
Education
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Latinos' postsecondary educational attainment has not kept pace with their growing representation in the U.S. population. How can Latino educational attainment be advanced? This monograph presents relevant contemporary research, focusing on the role of institutional contexts. Drawing particularly on research grounded in Latino students' perspectives, it identifies key challenges Latino students face and discuss various approaches to address these challenges. Because so many Latino students are enrolled in federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), it also specifically.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (152 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-117) and indexes.
ISBN:9781118714621
1118714628
9781118714522
1118714520
ISSN:1551-6970 ;

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