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Silvia Salazar Rivera – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Latinx families, particularly those whose primary language is Spanish, are significantly underrepresented in independent schools nationwide and experience barriers to engaging in their children's education. Recognizing the crucial role of parent engagement in student academic success and socioemotional well-being, this research aimed to understand…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Parents, Private Schools, Spanish Speaking
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Kornfeld, Julie; Byrne, Margaret M.; Vanderpool, Robin; Shin, Sarah; Kobetz, Erin – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge and vaccine acceptability in a convenience sample of immigrant Hispanic men, many of whom are parents of adolescents. Data on 189 male callers were collected from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service Spanish-language call center. Most participants…
Descriptors: Information Services, Risk, Microbiology, Cancer
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Moore, Emilee; Patiño-Santos, Adriana – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
This paper studies the situated meaning given to a so-called "welcome" service for international students at a Catalan university. The official business of the service is to offer support with bureaucratic procedures and information about available services, including those for learning Catalan. However, the complex range of overlapping…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Romance Languages, Second Language Learning