dc.contributor.author	Gear, Treva Yulonda
dc.coverage.spatial	Central and North America -- United States	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-23T15:27:09Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-23T15:27:09Z
dc.date.issued	2016-07
dc.identifier.other	A65FBC0E-3705-4E33-A741-AA78D097FBA9	UUID
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/2363
dc.description.abstract	Despite Latinas' increased representation in K-12 public schooling, they continue to be underrepresented at the level of higher education. Very little attention has been placed on helping Latina high school graduates make the transition to higher education. A sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted in order to identify best practices for providing transition services and support to Latina high school students in the state of Georgia. In order to identify best practices, the researcher examined study participants' transition experiences, the forms of social and cultural capital that they utilized to reach college, and their perception of best practices. In Phase I, an online survey was completed by 502 participants from 14 colleges/universities within the University System of Georgia (USG). In Phase II, two focus group interviews were conducted at two colleges/universities within the USG; one at each university. The findings from the focus groups were used to explain the survey findings and to further explore the transition experience of Latina high school students in Georgia. The researcher integrated findings from the online survey and focus groups in order to propose a set of best practices for facilitating access to higher education for Latina high school students in Georgia.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	I. INTRODUCTION 1 \| Statement of the Problem 4 \| Purpose of the Study 4 \| Research Questions 4 \| Theoretical Frameworks 5 \| Definitions of Key Terms 9 \| Delimitations 11 \| Limitations 11 \| Assumptions of the Study 12 \| Significance of the Study 12 \| II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 14 \| The Latina Condition 15 \| Access to Higher Education 17 \| AspiValdosta Staterations 20 \| Barriers to Higher Education 22 \| Lack of Information 22 \| Financial Aid Availability 25 \| Racial Discrimination 28 \| Anti-Immigration Policies and Laws 31 \| Social Capital 34 \| Transition Services and Supports 35 \| Guidance Counselors 37 \| Teachers 43 \| College Preparation Programs 49 \| Role of Community Cultural Wealth 51 \| Aspirational Capital 53 \| Familial Capital 54 \| Social Capital 57 \| Navigational Capital 58 \| Linguistic Capital 59 \| Resistant Capital 60 \| Georgia as a Newly Emerging Latina/o State 62 \| Population Explosion 62 \| Racial Climate 64 \| Latina/o Education 66 \| USG Latina/o Enrollment 68 \| Latino Critical Race Theory 70 \| Summary 72 \| III. METHODOLOGY 73 \| Introduction 73 \| Benefits of Mixed Methods Design 74 \| Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design 75 \| Strengths and Challenges of Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Design \| 78 Target Population 78 \| Gatekeepers 81 \| Instrumentation 82 \| Pilot Test 86 \| Permissions and Ethical Considerations 89 \| Role of the Researcher 91 \| Phase I: Quantitative Data Collection 92 \| Sampling 92 \| Data Collection 94 \| Phase II: Qualitative Data Collection 95 \| Sampling 96 \| Data Collection 97 \| Data Analysis 97 \| Phase I Data Analysis 98 \| Phase II Data Analysis 98 \| Integrative Analysis 99 \| IV. SURVEY FINDINGS 100 \| Participant Demographic Data 101 \| Social Capital 106 \| Summary of Social Capital 113 \| Cultural Capital 114 \| Summary of Cultural Capital 126 \| Transition Services and Support 128 \| Analysis of Open-Ended Survey Responses 131 \| Obstacles to Transition 140 \| Critical Race Theory Variables 140 \| Perceived Empirical Obstacles 144 \| Summary of Survey Results 149 \| Research Question 1 .149 \| Research Question 2 150 \| Research Question 3 152 \| Focus Group Findings 153 \| Demographics of Focus Group Participants 154 \| Focus Group Questions 156 \| Transition Experience 157 \| Role of the High School Counselor 161 \| Counselor Was Never There 161 \| Role of Teachers 166 \| Teachers Provided Encouragement and Information 166 \| Role of Parents, Values, and Stories of Struggle 172 \| Inspired by Parents’ Struggles 172 \| Parents Encouraged and Supported College Attendance 175 \| Doing Better Than My Parents 176 \| Defying Cultural Gender Stereotypes 178 \| Resisting Racial Discrimination 179 \| Experiences of Racial Discrimination and Stereotyping 180 \| Inequitable Access to Services and Information 181 \| Overt Racism 182 \| Racial Stereotypes 183 \| Helping Future Latina High School Students Reach College 187 \| Encourage Us 187 \| Provide the Information We Need 189 \| Provide College Information Early 191 \| Provide Latina/o Parents with College Information 192 \| School District Focus on Latina Transition to College 194 \| Focus Group Observations 195 \| Perceptions 195 \| Awareness of Racial Discrimination 196 \| Self-Reliance 198 \| Comparative Analysis 199 \| Theoretical Framework Analysis 209 \| Latino Critical Race Theory 210 \| Community Cultural Wealth Model 213 \| V. DISCUSSION 217 \| Overview of Study 217 \| Findings Related to the Literature 218 \| Transition Experience 218 \| Social Capital 220 \| Community Cultural Wealth 225 \| Perceived Best Practices for Providing Transition Services and Support \| 230 Conclusions 232 \| Implications for Conceptual Frameworks 233 \| Recommendations for Policy Changes 234 \| Recommendations for Schools 235 \| Middle School 236 \| Secondary 237 \| Higher Education 240 \| Recommendations for Future Research 240 \| Limitations 243 \| Final Significance 244 \| REFERENCES 247 \| \|	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations	en_US
dc.subject	Education	en_US
dc.subject	Hispanic Americans	en_US
dc.subject	Education, Higher	en_US
dc.subject	High school students, Hispanic	en_US
dc.title	Identifying Best Practices for Facilitating Access to Higher Education for Latina High School Students in Georgia	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Education	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Martinez, Reynaldo L., Jr.
dc.description.committee	Hand, Carl M.
dc.description.committee	Suriel, Regina L.
dc.description.committee	Wright, Diane
dc.description.degree	Ed.D	en_US
dc.description.major	Adult and Career Education	en_US