Balancing Dreams and Realities: The College Choice Process for High-Achieving Latinas

Hernández, Ebelia

doi:10.1080/15348431.2014.973564

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“…The Chalon campus of MSMU fits my study in that the campus' dominant demographic, low-income, first-generation Latinas, is representative of the larger body of Latina students in California and the nation who are retained in colleges and universities at the lowest levels among all female student groups. Research shows that college choice factors among first-generation, low-income students are mainly effected by the ethnic composition of a campus and the campus climate (Cho, Hudley, Lee, & Barry, 2008); financial aid packages (Perna, 2006); and academic preparation (Hernandez, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research also shows that Latinas are strongly influenced by their families when it comes to the college choice process (Sy, 2006;Kimura-Walsh, Yamamura, Griffin, & Allen, 2009;Hernandez, 2015). Latinas report that they want to live away from home during their college experience.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Latinas report that they want to live away from home during their college experience. However, they also report that being within the vicinity of their families is also important (Hernandez, 2015). Lewis (2015) reports that 95 percent of first-time MSMU students reside in the greater Los Angeles area, not further than 40 miles from away from the Chalon campus.…”

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“…Low-income, first-generation Hispanic college applicants have neither the social and cultural capital nor the academic preparation of their more financially advantaged peers (Gandara, 1995;Venezia & Kirst, 2005;Gandara & Orfield, 2010;Porter & Polikoff, 2012;Hernandez, 2015). College applicants of higher SES status regularly have parents who have graduated college and can offer insight to their children about properly navigating the college and financial aid application processes (Darling-Hammond, 2006;Cookson, 2013).…”

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“…Close family ties within the Hispanic culture both aid and upset Latinas' pursuit of baccalaureate degree conference (Gonzalez et al, 2004;Alvarez, 2010;Hernandez, 2015).…”

Section: Cultural Factors Impacting Latina Retention and Graduationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Latina Baccalaureate Attainment: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a TRIO Intervention

Perez

2018

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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Research demonstrates that Latinas are one of the most at-risk female demographics in higher education and have the lowest baccalaureate attainment rate of all female groups, especially at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). This case study of a TRIO intervention found that TRIO counselors’ consideration of life circumstances in planning academic schedules, brokering relationships with faculty and staff, promotion of academic accountability, and close personal relationships with Latina advisees boost Latina baccalaureate attainment. Findings demonstrate implications for enhancing retention rates and further research in Hispanic education attainment.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Description Of the Sitementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Description Of the Sitementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Low Ses Effects On Latina/o Preparation For Collegementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Close family ties within the Hispanic culture both aid and upset Latinas' pursuit of baccalaureate degree conference (Gonzalez et al, 2004;Alvarez, 2010;Hernandez, 2015).…”

Section: Cultural Factors Impacting Latina Retention and Graduationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Latina Baccalaureate Attainment: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a TRIO Intervention

Perez

2018

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

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Latinas at a Hispanic-serving institution: Resilient resistance affirming race–gender expectancies for college attainment.

Liou¹,

Martinez²,

Rotheram-Fuller³

2023

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

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Many Latinas encounter negative expectations regarding their chances of attending college in the United States. Dominant narratives legitimize these structural and relational negations by depicting Latinas as a group that voluntarily lowers their expectations of themselves as they move through the education pipeline. To increase the representation of Latinas on college campuses, postsecondary institutions are financially incented to become Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Through the lens of resilient resistance, this qualitative study asks the following questions: (a) How do first-generation college-going Latinas define their educational expectations for postsecondary education? and (b) How do first-generation college-going Latinas enact their educational expectations through the practice of resilient resistance at a Hispanic-Serving Institution? Through the stories of four Latina undergraduates at a 4-year HSI in the American Southwest, this study contends that participants' refusal to accept other people's disbelief ignited their postsecondary education pursuits. As their own educational expectations were overrun by the expectational status quo, the participants utilized their cultural values of familismo to enact resilient resistance as they navigated inbetween institutional spaces. This article calls upon universities to establish equitable conditions within Latinas' educational environments and to actively direct resources toward their ability to leverage human agency, build coalitions, and recenter their own expectations for college success.

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Political climate and sense of belonging in higher education: Latina undergraduates and mental health.

Sims

Kia‐Keating

Liu

et al. 2020

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

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Latinx individuals are one of the fastest growing ethnic minority populations in the United States. Despite growing numbers participating in higher education, there are significant disparities such as lower graduation rates and greater mental health symptomology for Latinx versus non-Latinx undergraduates.In particular, Latina undergraduates may face unique stressors and mental health disparities that call for further examination. The current study explores the relationship between NEPCs, violence exposure, financial hardship, sense of belonging, and psychological distress among 104 Latina undergraduate students upon their matriculation to a West Coast 4-year public university. Violence exposure and financial hardship were related to higher levels of psychological distress. The association between NEPCs and psychological distress was not significant. Notably, when sense of belonging was added to the regression models, violence exposure and belonging were the only factors that remained significantly associated with psychological distress, with belonging being linked to lower levels of symptoms. This study provides a unique contribution to the literature in empirically examining experiences of Latina emerging adults in identifying belonging as potential protective factor. Future research should investigate how to best facilitate sense of belonging among Latina undergraduates. Public Significance StatementLatina college students may face unique and increasing stressors related to policy and political climate. The following study found that among Latina undergraduates, violence exposure and sense of belonging were significantly associated with psychological distress, while negative experiences of political climate were not. Given the important role of belonging, future research examining macrolevel socioecological variables such as political climate should consider the relationship to sense of belonging and its consequences for mental health and academic achievement. Moreover, preventing violence exposure and promoting sense of belonging are important areas for future intervention studies targeting Latina youth and emerging adulthood populations.

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Balancing Dreams and Realities: The College Choice Process for High-Achieving Latinas

Cited by 16 publications

References 21 publications

Latina Baccalaureate Attainment: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a TRIO Intervention

Latina Baccalaureate Attainment: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a TRIO Intervention

Latinas at a Hispanic-serving institution: Resilient resistance affirming race–gender expectancies for college attainment.

Political climate and sense of belonging in higher education: Latina undergraduates and mental health.

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