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Hispanic community college student empowerment : developmental English participants describe their educational experiences

Creator:

Lawrenson, Lisa Aguilera

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The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of Generation 1.5 Hispanics in developmental English in community college. A qualitative comparative case study design was used for this social critical study. The key findings fell into three categories: road blocks, motivators, and actions. The road blocks included:...

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Dissertation

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Philosophy in Education presented on March 21, 2008. Title: Hispanic Community College Student
The meaning of persistence for African American femalesattending urban community colleges

Creator:

Glavan, John

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The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of African American female students attending urban community colleges, to gain further understanding of how they interpret the meaning of persistence, and to identify the factors that affect their persistence. African American women attending community college in Los Angeles were...

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Dissertation

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American women attending community college in Los Angeles were interviewed on their educational
International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:

Visconti, Lauren A.

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Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...

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Masters Thesis

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American educational system begs to situate the international student experience by bridging the