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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 9
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"A pesar de todo" (Despite Everything): The Persistence of Latina Graduate Engineering Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Aguirre-Covarrubias, Sandra; Arellano, Eduardo; Espinoza, Penelope
New Directions for Higher Education, n172 p49-57 Win 2015
This chapter discusses a mixed-methods study of personal and programmatic factors that affected persistence of Latina graduate engineering students at a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI). The study's findings enabled us to share recommendations that may be useful to HSIs and other colleges and universities.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Females, Mixed Methods Research, Academic Persistence, Graduate Students, Engineering Education
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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