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College Completion for Latino : Institutional and System Approaches /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freeman, Melissa L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley, 2015.
Colección:J-B He Single Issue Higher Education
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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