What Would Your Ideal Graduate Mentoring Program Look Like?: Latina/o Student Success in Higher Education

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Title: What Would Your Ideal Graduate Mentoring Program Look Like?: Latina/o Student Success in Higher Education
Language: English
Authors: Mireles-Rios, Rebeca, Garcia, Nichole M.
Source: Journal of Latinos and Education. 2019 18(4):376-386.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 11
Publication Date: 2019
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Mentors, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Research Universities, Workshops, Disproportionate Representation, Institutional Characteristics, Role Models, Majors (Students), College Preparation, College Transfer Students, First Generation College Students, Student Diversity
DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2018.1447937
ISSN: 1534-8431
Abstract: This study discusses how a diverse group of Latina/o undergraduate students perceive the ideal graduate-undergraduate mentoring program. Based on Latina/o undergraduate student voices from diverse majors and experiences, the results offer concrete solutions on how graduate student mentoring can play a pivotal role in increasing and enhancing Latina/o undergraduate students' persistence at a research university. Major themes include graduate students being relatable role models who understand and can relate to first-generation college students' life experiences and help them navigate the university. Few studies have focused on student perspectives of those attending HSIs at research institutions.
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Entry Date: 2019
Accession Number: EJ1229229
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This study discusses how a diverse group of Latina/o undergraduate students perceive the ideal graduate-undergraduate mentoring program. Based on Latina/o undergraduate student voices from diverse majors and experiences, the results offer concrete solutions on how graduate student mentoring can play a pivotal role in increasing and enhancing Latina/o undergraduate students' persistence at a research university. Major themes include graduate students being relatable role models who understand and can relate to first-generation college students' life experiences and help them navigate the university. Few studies have focused on student perspectives of those attending HSIs at research institutions.
ISSN:1534-8431
DOI:10.1080/15348431.2018.1447937