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ERIC Number: ED602017
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Breaking Down Barriers: Understanding Hispanic High School Students' Perceptions on the Transition to College
Heisdorf, Sarah
ACT, Inc.
The transition from high school to college can be a nerve-wracking process for any student, but some students may face more obstacles than other students along their journey. Hispanic students currently make up roughly 18 percent of all college students and are one of the largest minority groups at universities nationwide. However, based on previous ACT College and Career Readiness Benchmarks, Hispanic high school students tend to score lower than their White counterparts. To assist Hispanic students, ACT's Center for Equity in Learning (the Center) and Univision have partnered to empower Hispanic students and their families in their efforts to help students achieve academic and career success. Both organizations aim to guide Hispanic students through the college application process and to support them in their future success. Univision and the Center, therefore, set out to explore the following questions with Hispanic students: (1) How prepared do Hispanic students think they are for the transition to college?; (2) What do students want to know to be prepared as they transition to college?; (3) Where are students and families receiving information about the college transition?; (4) What are the main concerns about making the transition from high school to college?; (5) Do students feel prepared for the rigor of college?; and (6) What are students' and parents' college expectations? As college preparedness and success are multidimensional, the author used the ACT® Holistic Framework® as a structure for how to interpret and synthesize student responses.
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: ACT Center for Equity in Learning; Univision Communications, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: California (San Diego); Texas (San Antonio); New York (New York); Illinois (Chicago)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A