Ensuring the success of Latino males in higher education : a national imperative / edited by Victor B. Sáenz, Luis Ponjuán, and Julie López Figueroa ; foreword by William Serrata.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saenz, Victor B., editor.

Ponjuan, Luis, editor.

López Figueroa, Julie, 1969- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American men--Education (Higher).

Hispanic American men.

Hispanic American men--Education (Higher)--Social aspects.

Education, Higher.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxii, 248 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2016.

Summary:

The contributors present new research on factors that inhibit or promote Latino success in 4-year institutions and community colleges in order to inform both policy and practice. They explore the sociocultural factors, peer dynamics, and labor force demands that may be perpetuating the growing gender gap and consider what lessons can be learned from research on the success of Latinas. Book jacket.

Contents:

Current Trends and Future Outlooks on the Growing Gender Gap in Educational Attainment for Latino Males / Victor B. Sáenz, Luis Ponjuan, and Julie Figueroa

Latino Males in American High Schools : An Examination of the 2012 High School Longitudinal Study / Luis Ponjuan

The Geography of Academic Support : A Framework to Understand Latino Male Perceptions and Practices in Higher Education / Julie L. Figueroa

(Re)Constructing Masculinity : Understanding Gender Expectations Among Latino Male College-Going Students / Julie Figueroa, Patricia Perez, and Irene Vega

An Intersectionality Analysis of Latino Men in Higher Education and Their Help-Seeking Behaviors / Nolan L. Cabrera, Fatemma D. Rashwan-Soto, and Bryant G. Valencia

Latino Male High School Math Achievement : The Influential Role of Psychosociocultural Factors / Ismael Fajardo, José M Hernandez, and José Muñoz

Examining the Role of Family on Mexican American College Men's Academic Persistence / Lizette Ojeda and Linda G. Castillo

Over the Ivy Wall : Latino Male Achievers Nurturing Cultural Wealth at Highly Selective, Predominantly White Research University / David Pérez II

Caballeros Making Capital Gains in College : The role of social capital in First-Year Persistence at a Predominantly White Four-Year Institution / Tracy L. Ballysingh

Latino Males in Higher Education : Administrator Awareness of the Emerging Challenges / Victor Sáenz, Sarah Rodriguez, Katie Pritchett, Jennifer Estrada, and Kelty Garbee

Educational Opportunity, College Choices, and Higher Education : What Can We Learn From Research on Latinas? / Miguel Ceja

Collaborative Consciousness : Improving Latino Male Student Research, Policy, and Practice / Luis Ponjuan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781579227876

1579227872

9781579227883

1579227880

OCLC:

927192147

Publisher Number:

40025771840