Making College Happen: The College Experiences of First-Generation Latino Students
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This article documents the experiences of a group of first-generation Latino college students who enrolled in 4-year institutions immediately after high school graduation. Students form part of a research intervention program that focuses on disrupting social reproduction by increasing college access and persistence for underrepresented youth. In particular, this article explores the long-term effects of a college access/intervention program by examining how a group of first-generation Latino college students navigate the transition from high school to college, maintain a capacity to access academic and social support while in college, and sustain a college-going identity. The experiences of these first-generation Latino college students are situated within social/cultural capital theory, social reproduction theory, and critical theory. Analysis of a longitudinal database focuses on students’ proclivity to mobilize support around academic, financial, personal, and family issues while embedded within the college milieu.
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- Authors
- Saunders, M., & Serna, I.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2004-04
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 146-163
- ISSN
- 1538-1927 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-5716
- OpenAlex
- W2135478033
- Cited by
- 141
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 10.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Education and Military Integration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Keywords
- first-generation college students, Hispanic students, college access, college persistence, transition from high school to college, social support, academic support, financial support, social reproduction theory, cultural capital, intervention program, underrepresented students, family support
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