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Anatska, Tamara – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The increasing numbers in adult immigrant population in the United States urge educators and scholars to explore and analyze the programs that are available for this population in their efforts to acquire English. Historically, the main objective of these programs was the acquisition of basic English skills deemed necessary to survive in the…
Descriptors: Females, Adult Students, English Language Learners, Immigrants
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Marrs Fuchsel, Catherine L. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2018
The purpose of the present study was to examine the experiences of six bilingual Spanish-English speaking mental health professionals who facilitated groups using the Sí, Yo Puedo (translated in English as Yes, I Can) curriculum and program within a six-year period in two Midwestern states. Designed for immigrant Latinas, the main components of…
Descriptors: Mental Health Workers, Professional Personnel, Immigrants, Bilingualism
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Gonzalez, Roger Geertz; Morrison, Jeaná – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2016
The recent literature on Latino persistence does not take into account these students' distinct cultural backgrounds. Most researchers of Latino persistence use the self-designation "Latino" as a proxy variable representing Latino culture. A Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) lens is applied to the persistence literature to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Academic Persistence, Cultural Background, Critical Theory
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Tello, Angelica M.; Lonn, Marlise R. – Professional Counselor, 2017
Latinx first-generation college students (FGCS) are a growing population faced with unique challenges for college retention and graduation. Because their parents did not attend postsecondary education, this group of college students has not inherited the social or cultural capital common to many traditional college freshmen. Both high school and…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, School Counselors, High School Students, Psychological Needs
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White, Rebecca M. B.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana J.; Knight, George P.; Zeiders, Katharine H. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2011
The current study considers methodological challenges in developmental research with linguistically diverse samples of young adolescents. By empirically examining the cross-language measurement equivalence of a measure assessing three components of ethnic identity development (i.e., exploration, resolution, and affirmation) among Mexican American…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Mexican Americans, Multilingualism, Early Adolescents
Barrios Gutierrez, Eugenio – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In this dissertation, based on classical grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967, 1971; Glaser, 1978, 1992, 1993, 1994a, 1994b, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004), second generation Hispanic presidents and chancellors in higher education were studied to discover how they continually try to resolve second culture-coping challenges, the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Conferences (Gatherings), Higher Education, Documentaries