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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"Latino students"”.
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Latino Students' Prejudice and Stereotypes toward African Americans
… towards African Americans among Anglo and Latino American, high school students. A sample of 597 Anglo and Latino high school juniors and seniors from the Fontana and Redlands School Districts participated in this study. Participants completed a questionnaire that included demographic, …
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African-American and Latino students' beliefs about knowledge and learning
… beliefs of 1, 224 African-American and Latino college students. The initial purpose of the study was to first validate an existing instrument’s usefulness in measuring the epistemological beliefs of African-American and Latino college students. The Jehng Epistemological Beliefs …
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Their Story: College Persistence Of Hispanic/Latino Students At Predominantly White Institutions
… qualitative study examined the Hispanic/Latino students’ college experiences at Predominantly White, 4-year institutions in an effort to better understand what these students perceived as contributing factors to their sense of belonging and persistence through their first year. …
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Cultural Social Capital Impact for Male Latino Students at the Community College
… attainment of the higher education goals of Latino male students at the Community College while identifying the best methods to increase engagement including creating a sense of belonging. The researcher conducted 24 semi-structured face to face interviews with 20 Latino male students …
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Latino students and biliteracy at a university: Literacy histories, agency, and writing
… (Spanish-English), immigrant university students. Immigrant students are a growing segment of university populations, but explicit/implicit language policies often overlook their unique characteristics and needs. The study draws on the continua of biliteracy model (Hornberger, 1989; …
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Effects of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices on the Literacy Learning of Latino Students
… scholastic achievement of diverse and struggling students as well as narrowing the academic achievement gap between students from mainstream and diverse backgrounds seems to be essentially dependent on educators’ personal knowledge, perspectives, and definitions regarding the terms multicultural …
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Understanding Latino Students' Perspectives on Their High School Experiences and Post-Graduation Options
… Center for Education Statistics indicate Latinos will constitute 30% of the school-aged population in the United States by the year 2030. Enhancing the quality of education for this demographic becomes increasingly crucial. Such improvements not only benefit Latino communities but also …
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Asking Latino Students: Strategies to Improve Dual Credit High School – Community College Bridge Programs
… and identifies factors that contribute to Latino students’ enrollment and persistence in the first two years of a 2+2+2 program (high school – community college – university). As community college leaders attempt to reach the fastest growing, youngest minority group in the United States …
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Integrating Cultural Perspectives of First Generation Latino Students and Families into the College Admissions Process
<p>First generation college-bound Latino students and their families are placed at a disadvantage in the college admissions process for a variety of reasons. Their cultural perspectives in relation to education and family combined with the increasingly widening gap between the working class and …
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“Nunca Compré un café”: Lived Experiences of international ESL Latino Students at the University of Regina
… of ESL (English as a Second Language) Latino students at the University of Regina. The internationalization of higher education, a response to global changes, has brought new and numerous challenges to both ESL/international students as well as universities. Despite some annual …
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THE LATINO ACHIEVEMENT GAP: THE ROLE OF TEACHERS IN THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF LATINO STUDENTS
<p>Understanding that the academic achievement of Latino students continues to lag behind their White peers, this study explored the role of the teacher in the success or failure of Latino school-age children. The methodology utilized for this research was qualitative. I used a narrative approach …
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Cultural Disparities of SAT Scores and the Influence on Higher Education Opportunities for African American and Latino Students
… to lower SAT scores for African American and Latino students. By using SAT scores as one of the primary sources to determine admission to institutions of higher education, educators may be denying minority students admission to a variety of colleges and universities, depriving the student of …
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Cultural Disparities of SAT Scores and the Influence on Higher Education Opportunities for African American and Latino Students
… to lower SAT scores for African American and Latino students. By using SAT scores as one of the primary sources to determine admission to institutions of higher education, educators may be denying minority students admission to a variety of colleges and universities, depriving the student of …
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