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- Title
Implementing an Additive, College Access and Readiness Program for Latina/o High School Students in the U.S.
- Authors
Amaro-Jiménez, Carla; Hungerford-Kresser, Holly
- Abstract
In this article we draw on the experiences of a diverse group of 34 first-generation college students, collected over a year, who served as peer mentors to minority and Latina/o high school students enrolled in four Title I (low-income) high schools in the Southwest U.S. The article identifies the successes and challenges of implementing an additive, college access and readiness program that aimed to not only reduce their dropout rates but to increase the number of traditionally underserved minority and Latina/o high school students seeking a post-secondary education. Implications as well as suggestions for further research are provided.
- Subjects
UNITED States; READINESS for school research; MENTORING in education; COLLEGE students; HISPANIC American high school students; SCHOOL dropouts
- Publication
Current Issues in Education, 2013, Vol 16, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
1099-839X
- Publication type
Article