ERIC Number: EJ1245730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1086-4822
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Against All Odds: Increasing Latinx Postsecondary Completion through Sense of Belonging
About Campus, v24 n5 p22-25 Nov-Dec 2019
The alarming low completion rates in postsecondary education for Latinx students should be a national concern. Teachers can have a strong and direct impact on the academic success of students. College students spend a large portion of their time interacting with faculty in class or during office hours. To assist Latinx students in getting to the finish line, faculty, staff, and administration all need to help increase students' sense of belonging and validate that they are worthy of belonging in colleges and universities. In this article, the author provides some recommendations based on her personal experience that may help increase Latinx students' sense of belonging.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Academic Persistence, Sense of Community, College Faculty, Student School Relationship, Well Being, School Holding Power, College Environment, Racial Identification, Graduation Rate, Student Personnel Workers, Teacher Student Relationship, First Generation College Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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