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Dika, Sandra L.; Wang, Yi; Findlater, Nickcoy – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2022
Researchers conducted a correlational study utilizing data from a public 4-year institution in Puerto Rico to understand differences in the levels and types of student engagement reported by graduating students, based on gender and major. Findings indicated that graduates from physical sciences, engineering, mathematics, and computing majors…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Public Colleges, Learner Engagement, Gender Differences
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Delgado, Sally J.; Collazo Reyes, Johann J.; Gómez Dopazo, Sofía I.; Rodríguez Díaz, Emmanuel A.; Torres Arroyo, Ketsy M. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2021
This article addresses concerns about English competencies among Hispanic English as a second language (ESL) science students that perpetuate underrepresentation of Hispanic individuals in scientific discourse. Faculty and student perception surveys completed at the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey suggest that Hispanic ESL undergraduates…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners, Undergraduate Students, Language Proficiency
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Rivera, A. J.; Mazak, Catherine – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2019
While interest in pedagogical translanguaging has grown, it continues to be an underresearched area of study. The purpose of this study is to better understand student response to the use of strategic and pedagogically informed translanguaging practices in the university-level classroom. This article takes an in-depth look at the coursework and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Code Switching (Language), Second Language Learning, Classroom Communication
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Mulero-Portela, Ana L.; Colon-Santaella, Carmen L.; Bonet-Rivera, Ivette – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2011
Authorship credit is one of the areas addressed by research integrity. Policies established by graduate academic programs and academic institutions in Puerto Rico are analyzed by describing authorship principles included. Twenty-six percent of the policies specify that students are authors of their research work. Four percent of the policies…
Descriptors: Integrity, Ethics, Authors, Graduate Students
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Velez-Ibanez, Carlos; Szecsy, Elsie; Pena, Courtney – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2013
On October 18, 2003, one of the authors had the privilege of giving one of the keynote speeches to the Ford Foundation Fellows Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that was titled "The Making of a Ford Fellow: A Trek Towards Excellence in Applied Social Science," which explained that he managed to develop some of the ideas that led to the…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Anthropology, Foreign Countries, Fellowships
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Collazo, Andrés A. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2018
A model derived from the theory of planned behavior was empirically assessed for understanding faculty intention to use student ratings for teaching improvement. A sample of 175 professors participated in the study. The model was statistically significant and had a very large explanatory power. Instrumental attitude, affective attitude, perceived…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Behavior Theories, Intention, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance