ERIC Number: ED587496
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Nov
Pages: 20
Abstractor: ERIC
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Framing, Not Blaming: Improving Latino College Transfer in Texas
Santiago, Deborah A.; Perez, Eyra A.; Ortiz, Noe C.
Excelencia in Education
The report expands knowledge about Texas Latino students while providing higher education institutions and policymakers across the country with actionable information to help more Latino students graduate. Stakeholders in Texas have diverse strategies to improve the pathways to college completion. However, too often discussion on transfer pathways focus on segments and stakeholders to blame for breaks in the pathway. The purpose of this report is twofold: (1) to reframe the options to improve college pathways from blame to shared ownership and action; and (2) to support discussions translating effective institutional practices into policy strategies that can improve the transfer pathway for Latino and other post-traditional students in Texas. The report highlights four areas between and within institutions where state policy might improve Latino student transfer and success: (1) transferability of credits; (2) data sharing; (3) access to financial aid; and (4) faculty involvement.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Transfer Students, College Credits, Student Financial Aid, Shared Resources and Services, Data, Teacher Participation, College Faculty, Transfer Policy, State Policy, Two Year College Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Greater Texas Foundation (GTF)
Authoring Institution: Excelencia in Education
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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