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First Generation Latina Persistence: Group Mentoring and Sophomore Success

abstract: The purpose of this study was to help increase success for first-generation Latina students at Arizona State University by providing a group mentoring support experience during the spring semester of their sophomore year. Thirteen first-generation Latinas in their sophomore year were recruited from the Obama Scholars Program at Arizona State University. These students participated in one or two 90-minute group mentoring intervention sessions during the spring semester of their sophomore year and responded to reflection questions at the end of each session. Additional data were collected through e-journaling and field notes to document the mentoring process and the short-term effects of the group mentoring intervention. Study participants named three themes as critical to their college success: college capital, confidence, and connections. Participants also reported that the intervention of group mentoring sessions helped them increase their knowledge of available resources, feel more confident about their remaining years in college, make connections with other first-generation Latinas, and convinced them to recommit themselves to working hard for immediate academic success to achieve their goal of becoming the first in their families to become a college graduate. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ed.D. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 2011

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:14265
Date January 2011
ContributorsGolden, Amy Edith (Author), Clark, Christopher M (Advisor), Wilkinson, Christine (Committee member), Duplissis, Mark (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
Source SetsArizona State University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Dissertation
Format105 pages
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/, All Rights Reserved

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