Latinos in higher education: A

Bys: Aehe, Hoover, Nunez

Latinos' postsecondary educational attainment has not keptpace with their growing representation in the U.S. population. Howcan Latino educational attainment be advanced?

This monograph presents relevant contemporary research, focusingon the role of institutional contexts. Drawing particularly onresearch grounded in Latino students' perspectives, itidentifies key challenges Latino students face and discuss variousapproaches to address these challenges. Because so many Latinostudents are enrolled in federally designated Hispanic-ServingInstitutions (HSIs), it also specifically explores HSIs' rolein promoting Latinos' higher education access and equity. Asa conclusion, it offers recommendations for institutional, state, and federal policies that can foster supportive contexts.

This is Volume 39 Issue 1 of the Jossey-Bass publicationASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph in theseries is the definitive analysis of a tough higher educationproblem, based on thorough research of pertinent literature andinstitutional experiences. Topics are identified by a nationalsurvey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned towrite the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of eachmanuscript before publication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118673719
• ISBN13: 9781118673713
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.9"