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Murakami, Elizabeth T.; Núñez, Anne-Marie – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2014
In this article, the authors conducted a research metasynthesis of publications by a group of Latina tenure-track faculty participating in a peer mentoring group, the Research for the Educational Advancement of Latin@s (REAL) collaborative, housed in one Hispanic Serving Institution. Due to the small representation of Latinas in the academy, the…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Barriers, Disproportionate Representation
Shelton, Derral L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated the lived experiences of students in one Early College High School (ECHS) in southeast Texas. A qualitative narrative inquiry was implemented and data were collected through individual interviews. Eight students participated in the narratives. Study findings suggested ECHS students may not always have a clear understanding…
Descriptors: Higher Education, High Schools, Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment
Castillo, Victor A. – Online Submission, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the Life-history narratives of ten academically successful Mexican American men and their recollections of the salient factors that facilitated their education attainment. In seeking an understanding to the phenomenon, the research was guided by two general questions: What barriers did Mexican American men…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Personal Narratives, Educational Attainment, Barriers
Craig, Cheryl J.; You, JeongAe; Oh, Suhak – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2012
While conducting a comparative research study in secondary Physical Education in South Korea and the United States, the question arose as to why the narrative inquiry research method we employed was chosen to study the experiences of teachers teaching the particular subject area to youth enrolled in four secondary schools (middle and high) in…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Research, Secondary Education, Inquiry
Nix, Toby Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of three Texas high school principals regarding their first-year of leadership involving Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. A narrative non-fiction methodology was used to present the participants' stories and perceptions of their lived experiences. The three…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Principals, Instructional Leadership, High Schools
Araujo, Blanca; de la Piedra, Maria Teresa – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2013
Recent studies have identified multiple forms of capital that Latino students acquire in their homes and communities. Influenced by these studies, this article examines how transnational students of Mexican origin use various forms of their community's cultural wealth as tools to survive situations of violence in Mexico. In this article, we…
Descriptors: Violence, Hispanic American Students, Drug Abuse, Crime
"Tener Exito": Stories of Self-Efficacy from Undocumented Latinos in the Pursuit of Higher Education
Bailey, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study examined the evolvement of self-efficacy and the lived experiences of five undocumented Latino/as during their first semester in a Texas college or university. The snowball sampling method was used to identify participants who were undocumented, immigrated as children and enrolled in K-12 public school, and self-identified…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Self Efficacy, Hispanic American Students, Undocumented Immigrants
Woodcock, JoDee Baker; Olson Beal, Heather K. – High School Journal, 2013
School districts across the U.S. are experimenting with various reforms in an attempt to bridge the gap between secondary and postsecondary education and create greater access to postsecondary education for all students. One such reform initiative is the Early College High School (ECHS) model, which allows high school students to earn a diploma…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Student Experience, College Environment, Advanced Placement Programs
Snowden, Monique L. – Qualitative Inquiry, 2011
This article is a focused response to the call for a "conscious use of crystallization," in qualitative research. To this end, the author brings into play a full-bodied textual metaphor, the "palimpsest," to stimulate the expansion of an integrated crystallization typology--comprised of woven and patched approaches.…
Descriptors: Coeducation, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Figurative Language
Ibarra, Hugo – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2013
The purpose of this paper was to examine the experiences of a Hispanic undocumented high school graduate in Texas (USA) that did not attend a higher education institution in spite of her desire to do. Using qualitative research and narrative analysis, the researcher conducted three interview levels with the participant and developed an emplotted…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Access to Education, Higher Education, Student Financial Aid
Saldana, Lilliana Patricia; Castro-Villarreal, Felicia; Sosa, Erica – Educational Foundations, 2013
Relying on Latina/Chicana feminist and critical race theories of identity, and "testimonio" as methodology of knowledge production (Latina Feminist Group, 2001), the authors examine the complexity of their professional and personal identities as academics and members of families and communities to theorize their common experiences as…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Women Faculty, Hispanic Americans, Feminism
Jupp, James C.; Slattery, G. Patrick, Jr. – Urban Education, 2012
Broadly speaking, this reflection approaches the on-going concern of capacitating an overwhelmingly White teaching profession for effectively teaching inner-city students attending "de facto" segregated schools. Using professional identifications, this reflection presents narrativized understanding of respondents' "becoming"…
Descriptors: Creativity, Urban Schools, Whites, Professional Identity
Craig, Cheryl J. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
This narrative inquiry traces a beginning teacher's unfolding career over a six-year period in a diverse middle school in the fourth largest city in the USA. The work revolves around two conceptualizations: "stories to live by" and "stories to leave by." How these identity-related phenomena surface and play out in an…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Urban Schools
Tabor, Bruce – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study investigated the experiences of 10 superintendents in Pre-K-8, 1A, and small 2A schools located in rural areas of Texas, who have implemented an online learning program or programs. Narrative techniques were used to explore the challenges that they faced in the pre-planning, planning, implementation and evaluation of their…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Program Evaluation, Computer Software, Grants
Prieto, Linda – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2014
The study examined the influence of culture on the desire of a group of six aspirantes (Spanish/English bilingual education teacher candidates) from Texas to become bilingual education teachers of Latin@ bilingual learners. Chicana/Latina feminist thought is utilized as a lens to understand the role teacher education programs can play in helping…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Bilingual Education, Spanish, Teacher Education