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  • Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

    Creator:
    Suchite, Jose M.
    Abstract:
    Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
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    the other members of my dissertation committee: Dr. Richard Orozco, Dr. Alex Sanchez, Dr. Ken

  • Recordando memoria : shaping Chicana identity

    Creator:
    Martinez, Yolanda Tellez
    Abstract:
    This research explored the self-concept of Chicanas in terms of their lived experiences and how those experiences influenced the shaping of their identity. It examined the multiple labels Chicanas use to self-identify and the context or situations in which they use specific labels. Moreover, it took into account the influence...
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    other beliefs but in keeping with what Gloria Anzaldua (1990) terms "surviving the crossroads" (p. 380