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ERIC Number: EJ1155336
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Apr
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
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Defined by Outcomes or Culture? Constructing an Organizational Identity for Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Garcia, Gina A.
American Educational Research Journal, v54 n1 suppl p111S-134S Apr 2017
While Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) enroll at least 25% Latinx students, the perennial question facing HSIs is, "What does it mean for postsecondary institutions to be Latinx-serving"--essentially an organizational identity question. Guided by the extant literature on organizational identity, culture, and institutionalism and using an in-depth case study of a federally designated, four-year HSI, this study focused on the way members construct an organizational identity for serving Latinxs. Findings suggest that while members constructed an ideal Latinx-serving identity based on legitimized outcomes (i.e., graduation), they constructed their current identity from environmental cues about cultural practices. Using two theoretical lenses, I present a typology that considers outcomes and culture in a Latinx-serving identity. Future research should explore the construction of a Latinx-serving identity in a nuanced way.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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