52.048 - Latina/o and Immigrant Student Educational Pathways and the Factors That Shape Their Journey Through the Educational Pipeline

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium presents research that examine factors that influence the educational pathway of Latina/o and immigrant students. Panelists challenge deficit frameworks of Latina/o and immigrant students’ educational access and mobility to address educational justice by offering new insights on non cognitive factors and math achievement as a predictor for college acceptance and participation, high stakes testing and college aspiration, validation experiences of immigrant origin students and faculty and
its impact on student persistence, and the relationship between academic and social engagement factors on the educational outcomes of immigrant community college students. There will be an opportunity for dialogue regarding advancing the discourse for Latina/o and immigrant students and the need to move towards using asset based theoretical frameworks in education research.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 2: College Student Access

Chair

• Lucy Arellano, Oregon State University

Papers

• High School Math Identity for Latino Achievers - Ismael Fajardo, University of Washington - Seattle

• Implications of High School Exit Exams for Latina/o Students' College Choice and Aspirations - Jessica Melinda Rodriguez, University of Washington

• Validation and Its Role in Encouraging Persistence for Immigrant-Origin Students at Community Colleges - Edwin Hernandez, University of California - Los Angeles

• The Impact of Social and Academic Engagement on the Academic Success of Immigrant Community College Students - Cynthia Maribel Alcantar, University of California - Los Angeles; Bach Mai Dolly Nguyen, University of California - Los Angeles

Discussant

• Frances Contreras, University of California - San Diego