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Acevedo, Nancy; Nunez-Rivera, Stephanie; Casas, Yesenia; Cruz, Elsy; Rivera, Patricia – Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education, 2021
Guided by the theoretical frameworks of sense of belonging and spiritual activism, this study examines the experiences of first-generation Latina community college students who navigated the choice to major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and their experiences as they prepared to transfer to a 4-year college from two…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Acevedo, Nancy – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2020
Guided by the frameworks of college-conocimiento and the cooling out function, this study examined the college choice process of Latina/o/x students who attended an under-resourced urban high school. Data for this study consisted of interviews with ten institutional agents, two oral history interviews with 34 Latina/o/x students, and observation…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Postsecondary Education, Academic Aspiration, Expectation