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Latinas' Persistence in STEM Majors: What Does It Take?
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de las Mercedez, Carmen – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Significant research has been done on women in STEM, yet there is still much to learn regarding what it takes for Latinas to persist in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. The time has come to find answers to some very poignant questions related to Latinas along the educational pipeline. Exactly, what "does" it take…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Hispanic American Students, Females, Academic Persistence
Globalized Students vs. Unglobalized Families: Limiting Family Participation in Education
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Machado-Casas, Margarita; Ruiz, Elsa – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
In today's society, the use technology is no longer a luxury but a need (Machado-Casas, 2009; Sanchez, 2010). Considering this, countless education stakeholders have explored the concept of the "digital divide", the gap that exists between people who have access to digital technology and those who do not. Oftentimes, this divide exists…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Literacy Education, Statistical Analysis, Parent Workshops
We Are Familia.
Almendariz, Abe Lujan; Villarreal, Micha; Rodriquez, Roy C. – Principal, 2001
Describes the family-based administrative structure of the Alicia Chacon International School, a magnet elementary school in El Paso, Texas. Students are motivated to learn within the school's family environment through involvement in cultural activities, multilingual instruction, and family participation. (PKP)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Hispanic American Students
Hacia Adelante: Pathways to College. A Guide for Latino Families [and] Hacia Adelante: Pathways to College. Una Guia Para Familias Latinas.
Rodriguez, Rosana; McCollum, Pam; Diaz-Sanchez, Micaela; Romero, Anna Alicia; Montemayor, Aurelio – 2002
This guide provides a family approach to college planning, with the goal of helping Latino students gain college entrance. Part 1 provides basic information about college, including information about how early parents should begin talking with their children about college, how parents can help their children plan for college, ensuring that…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Preparation