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First-Generation Latinos at Pacific Northwest University: Their Adjustment and Experience during Freshman Year

This thesis details the lived experiences of ten first-generation Latino students at a large public university in the Pacific Northwest. Their experience and adjustment reveal that they relied on their friends and family, especially their parents for the male participants, for support and encouragement. The help these students received in the form of caring and social capital from faculty and staff during their freshman year ensured that they made a successful adjustment to college. Participants cite influential people and programs that motivated them to succeed and become comfortable in the college student role.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:pdx.edu/oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:open_access_etds-2024
Date01 August 2013
CreatorsAguirre, Marco Antonio
PublisherPDXScholar
Source SetsPortland State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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