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Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed
What Constitutes Success?
Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008
Agenda
• Introductions – Icebreaker
• Survey – 3 questions
• Presentation: issues & data
• Conclusions, resource sharing
Three questions• What does it take to succeed academically?
• How do you define success? Identify it.
• What stands in your way? What barriers keep you from succeeding in school?
Washington Population
White
77%
Hispanic
9%
Asian
7%
Black
4%
Other
3%
Source: OFM
Projected Growth in Minority School-Age Population2000 - 2030
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Two or More Races
Hispanic
API
AIAN
Black
White = White, Non-Hispanic
Two or More Races: Non-Hispanic
Hispanic = Hispanic/Latino (can be of any race)
AIAN = American Indian and Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic
API = Asian and Pacific Islander , Non-Hispanic
Black = Black or African American, Non-Hispanic
Key
Source: Office of Financial Management, U.S. Census Bureau (Census 2000)
WA State Hispanic Teachers/Students %
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06
Hispanic Teachers Hispanic Students
Source: OSPI
Indicators• Financial, economic• Language• Pressure: peer• Pressure: family• Pressure: cultural
– Assimilation
• Relationships and Communication– with Instructors– familiarity w system
• Academic preparation• Personal ambition
Financial Need• How to pay for school?• Education isn’t free• Federal Financial Aid• Don’t qualify? Oops…• Grants• Scholarships• Savings• P/T job• Parents• Family
Language
• Monolingual or Bilingual?• Asset or detriment?• Bilingual means Bicultural• Code-shifting, frame-shifting• Myth: Latinos don’t want to
learn English, not assimilating• Accent: I’m embarrassed of how
I speak• Be proud of who you are!
Pressures• Peers, friends matter• I’m not smart...• Learning is for wimps• You think you’re better
than us?• Entertainment, fun, &
sports trump education• You’re young only once• I’ll do it later – later,
later...• Future – what future?
Relationships & CommunicationWith – – Your close friends– Instructors, Faculty– Tutors, Mentors– Administrators, Staff– Colleges, Universities– Yourself:
• Self-examination• Personal empowerment• Reading, knowledge of
issues, literacy• Speak up, speak out• A.K.S.A. – MC Model
Academic Preparation• Who runs academia?• Who has your interests
at heart?• What do ‘they’ know
about you that you don’t?
• Stop being a number, communicate!
• Voice your needs: • Tutoring, clarification,
support w homework• El que no habla...
Research Findings• Best student-teacher relationships grounded
on cultural values, acceptance of who you are
• Majority of Latinos lack tutor support
• Family (and friends) trump education
• Work trumps education
• Latinos thrive in group learning situations
• Most 1st year college students lack math, science skills
• If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me! (Matier)
Source: Post-Secondary Educational Opportunity, 2004
Success Skill Development
• Learn to plan, strategize, organize your life
• Learn to DREAM* – dreaming’s good! Write
• Set short & long-term goals for yourself
• Focus on what you want, not what you don’t
• Watch your negative self-talk, re-direct
• Develop networking skills along the way
• In order to get, learn to give, pay it forward
• The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing...don’t get side-tracked