ERIC Number: EJ1231747
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 15
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ALAS: An Intervention to Promote Career Development among Latina/o Immigrant High School Students
McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; Rojas-Araúz, Bryan O.; Ortega, Robert; Combs, Darien; Cendejas, Christina; McWhirter, Benedict T.
Journal of Career Development, v46 n6 p608-622 Dec 2019
This article describes the rationale, development, delivery, and evaluation strategy of a pilot career intervention program for immigrant Latina/o high school students: Advocating for Latina/o Achievement in School. This innovative intervention aims to prevent dropout and to promote academic success and college and career readiness through a combination of academic support and enhancing critical consciousness. Shorter term goals include increasing school-related self-efficacy expectations, school connectedness, school engagement, and critical consciousness. We describe the theoretical and empirical basis for the intervention components, and how they attend to dimensions of immigrant Latina/o students' career development. We describe program logistics, outcomes, strengths, challenges, and lessons learned from delivering the intervention. We highlight unique features of the program and suggest its relevance to career education efforts in other school and national contexts in which immigrant students face racism and inequities.
Descriptors: Intervention, Career Development, Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Immigrants, Dropout Prevention, Academic Achievement, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Critical Theory, Consciousness Raising, Self Efficacy, Learner Engagement, Program Effectiveness, After School Programs, Program Development, English Language Learners, Advocacy, Cultural Awareness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oregon
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