Latino access to higher education
Subtitle: ethnic realities and new directions for the twenty-first century
By: by Martin Guevara Urbina, Ph.D., Professor, Criminal Justice Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College and Claudia Rodriguez Wright, Ed.D., Director of Admissions/Records and Student Services, Sul Ross State University-Rio Grande College
Contributors: Rodriguez Wright, Claudia
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780398090913
Subjects: Education (Higher); Educational equalization; Hispanic American college students; Admission; Hispanic Americans; Universities and colleges; Minorities
Description: The central goal of this book is to document the Latino experience in the world of academia, focusing primarily, but not exclusively, on first-generation Latino students in higher education, while situating their experiences within the ethnic community, the overall American society, and the international community.--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Situating the state of Latino access to education in the United States; title: Mexican Americans and education: historical trends and emerging issues; title: Latinos and higher education: review of prior empirical studies; title: A case study in the Lone Star State; title: Research findings: in their own words; title: Research findings in theoretical context: a qualitative analysis; title: Manifestations of historically entrenched racial ideologies in American education: tools of Latino students in the twenty-first century; title: "Revolutionizing" education in the midst of globalization: a twenty-first century challenge; title: Adelante: the future of Latinos in higher education.