Using life history methods, this study sought to produce a more adequate understanding of how Latinas acquire the opportunity to attend postsecondary institutions, especially 4-year universities. The examination focused on primary and secondary school experiences of two different groups of Latinas and how those experiences limited or expanded…

Examines overt and hidden aspects of experiences as Latina/o doctoral students. Phase one of the study entailed constructing autoethnographic narratives that described doctoral experiences. Phase two involved using the narratives to stimulate a dialogue about experiences in the academy. The findings describe the critical consciousness achieved.…

Describes the development of a framework for minority, specifically Chicano, student participation in predominantly white colleges and universities. Development involved analysis of interviews, observations, and documents. The framework posits minority students as cultural workers who actively fight their marginalization while seeking a synthesis…

Based on the work of Paulo Freire (1970), this study employed dialogical research methods (Padilla, 1993) to reveal overt and hidden aspects of Latina/o doctoral student experiences. Six Latina/o doctoral students, representing various Research I institutions, participated in the study. The design of the study included two phases. The first phase…

Investigated elements of campus culture that hindered or supported Chicano student persistence in a predominantly white college. Student interviews and observations highlighted three hindrances (the social, physical, and epistemological world). Within each of these worlds, dominant white cultural representations communicated the message that a…

This study sought to uncover elements of campus culture at a large, predominantly white metropolitan university in the Southwest which hinder or support Chicano student persistence. Because the concept modeling research design required complete immersion in the lives of students, the number of participants was limited to two. The two students…