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Direct linkJose L. Laureano – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this multicase study was to investigate and understand how institutional agents foster a culturally engaging campus environment to facilitate completion for Latinx students at federally designated Hispanic-serving community colleges in New Jersey. This multicase study focused on institutional agents at two New Jersey community…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Community Colleges, Cultural Enrichment
Ocasio-Jimenez, Priscilla Irma – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The graduation rates for Hispanic students in higher education are the lowest in the nation in comparison to any other subgroups, yet they are the fastest growing population in the nation. Lack of a rigorous curriculum in a K-12 setting and college readiness skills are factors. There needs to be a strong partnership among K-12 school districts and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Holding Power, Student Recruitment, Community Colleges
Russell, H. Jill – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A qualitative, hermeneutic phenomenological study conducted through interviews with 20 non-traditional (NT) Hispanic/Latino female part-time community college students and located at an urban community college in southern New Jersey explored for factors of persistence and discontinuation. Six themes emerged. Theme 1: Institutional persistence…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Familiarity, College Environment
