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Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:

Jones, Gary E.

Abstract:

This study was designed to investigate a phenomenon, retention of Hispanic adult second language learners in Washington State's community colleges, from a qualitative paradigm and phenomenological approach. The focus of this study was to capture eight foreign-born Hispanic ESL non-continuators' voices and experiences, in their native language of Spanish, who...

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Dissertation

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) community college ABE Hispanic second language learners' retention barriers. The study recommends retention
Student identity development abroad : Three students' stories

Creator:

Gutzler, Jill

Abstract:

This thesis explores the challenges and triumphs experienced by three students who spent the summer abroad on international internships. Through their individual stories and journals, they shared how they questioned their own values, their nationality, and the value of formal education. They also experienced changing relationships and new career aspirations...

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Masters Thesis

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of Science in College Student Services Administration presented on April 28, 2004. Title: Student
"This culture is nurturing and caring" : ethnographic account of a campus climate from the perspective of African-American students

Creator:

Blue, Loris A.

Abstract:

Different racial/ethnic groups often perceive the realities of the campus environment differently: This difference in perspective and the attendant reactions can be a factor in student satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A quantitative survey administered in 1996 and 1999 revealed that African-American students on the campus of a diverse two-year community college...

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Dissertation