Journal Article

Reflecting on the institutional processes for college success: The experiences of four Chicanos in the context of inequality

Mosqueda, Eduardo, Nava, Pedro E, Conchas, Gilberto, Rodríguez, Louie F

2013

Overview

The education crisis facing the Latino community in the United States has received considerable attention. Recognizing the demographic growth, low-educational attainment levels, high dropout rates and low college attendance rates among Latinos, research suggests that Latino males specifically are struggling. In recognition of the various factors that shape the disparity in Latino male outcomes, this article aims to focus on the experiences of four low-income Chicanos within the US context. Our counter-narratives demonstrate that beyond “ganas,” key institutional processes, practices and policies shaped our experiences, providing a complex analysis of Latino student mobility from kindergarten to college and career.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK,Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Academic achievement / Attainment / Attendance / Careers / College Students / Community / Context / Cultural and Media Studies / Cultural Studies / Dropping out / Education / Educational attainment / Ethnicity Studies / Families & family life / Higher education / Hispanic Americans / Hispanic students / Hispanics / Immigrants / Inequality / Kindergarten / Latin American cultural groups / Level of education / Literature / Low Income Groups / Males / Mathematics / Mexican Americans / Migration / Minority students / Mobility / Narratives / Noncitizens / Parents & parenting / Postcolonial/World Literature / Reflexiones Pedagógicas / Regional and Cultural Studies / Secondary schools / Segregation / Students / Success / Teacher education / Teaching / U.S.A / United States of America / Urban schools