New directions
Subtitle: assessment and preparation of Hispanic college students
By: edited by Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr., Laura I. Rendo n, Gary Francisco Keller, Alberto Acereda, Estela Mara Bensimo n, Richard J. Tannenbaum
Contributors: Bensimon, Estela Mara, editor
Publisher: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingu e; Bilingual Pr (Bilrp)
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Tempe, Arizona
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781939743237; 9781939743244
Subjects: Hispanic American college students; Hispanic American community college students
Description: "New Directions serves as a national overview of educational assessment and access as they relate to the major Hispanic communities in the United States. The book's two parts are assessment and academic preparation"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Signaling success for Hispanic students in a changing higher education landscape / Alberto Acereda, Joseph Rios, Ross Markle, Maria Elena Oliveri, and Ou Lydia Liu; title: "It was a whole new environment": multicontextuality as a new framework for access and assessment of underrepresented STEM students / Rebecca A. Beals and Roberto A. Ibarra; title: A state of neglect: Latino educational attainment / Blanca Rincon, Belinda de la Rosa, and Jorge Chapa; title: Design principles for equity and excellence in Hispanic-serving institutions / Lindsey E. Malcom-Piqueux and Estela Mara Bensimon; title: From college students to college professors: how Hispanics are faring as faculty in higher education / Melissa A. Martinez; title: "That's just like here, at our college": tracking Latina/o inequality from high school programs to honors colleges / Gilda L. Ochoa; title: The college choice process for high-achieving Latinas / Ebelia Hernandez and Antonio Estudillo; title: Latino community college students in California: challenges and opportunities for leadership / Frances Contreras and Gilbert Contreras; title: Latinas/os navigating the labyrinth: persistence in community college developmental education / Nancy Acevedo-Gil; title: Un cuento de nunca acabar: exploring the transfer conditions for Latin@ Tejan@ community college students in Texas / Jose Del Real Viramontes and Luis Urrieta Jr; title: Shattering the deficit grand narrative: toward a culturally validating Latino student success framework / Laura I. Rendon, Vijay Kanagala, and Ripsime Bledsoe; title: Nuestra excelencia!: building an institutional culture of excellence through a Latina/o excellence pedagogy at the post-secondary level / Louie F. Rodriguez.