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Vila, Leighton Kenji – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study utilizes multigroup path analysis to explore the factors that contribute to Filipino student success at the University of Hawaii (UH). Filipinos are the largest non-white and Asian ethnic group in the State of Hawaii, yet Filipinos have been historically underrepresented at UH's four-year campuses, and overrepresented at the community…
Descriptors: Filipino Americans, College Students, Success, Culturally Relevant Education
Quinajon, Rachel Amey – ProQuest LLC, 2019
There has been limited research on American doctoral education and even less scholarship exploring Filipinx higher education experiences. Utilizing a qualitative research methodology, this exploratory research seeks to expand the understanding on Filipina educational experiences in doctoral programs, creating a space to share non-traditional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Educational Experience
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Mendoza, Anna; Parba, Jayson – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2019
This study took place in a 300-level Filipino class at Hawai'i's state university. Originally, the researchers intended to study how English-Filipino translanguaging, the use of linguistic features of different languages to achieve meaning-making, (1) supports development of academic writing skills in Filipino for heritage learners who have…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), State Colleges, Tagalog, Writing Skills
Proper, Sheryle A. Westfall – ProQuest LLC, 2019
College enrollment and completion rates among low-income and historically underserved students are lower than those of their middle- and upper-income counterparts. "Promise scholarships," also known as "last dollar" scholarships, are becoming an increasingly popular way for states throughout the U.S. to incentivize…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Graduation Rate, Tuition, Academic Persistence
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Libarios, Niki; Bachini, Robert – Educational Perspectives, 2016
In Hawai'i's public higher education system, Filipinos are well represented at the University of Hawai'i (UH) community colleges while they are underrepresented at the flagship campus of the UH system--the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UH Manoa). Two recent studies examined this phenomenon and the related experiences facing Filipino students as…
Descriptors: Filipino Americans, Undergraduate Students, Statistical Analysis, Community Colleges
Libarios, Ernest Niki D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Filipinos are the second largest ethnic group in Hawai'i and their population continues to grow at a rapid pace. However, they are among the lower socioeconomic groups in Hawai'i and are disproportionately represented in the University of Hawai'i system--overrepresented in the community colleges while underrepresented at the flagship campus, the…
Descriptors: Filipino Americans, Hawaiians, Low Income Groups, Disproportionate Representation