Support and Barriers for Latino Male Students' Educational Pursuits: Perceptions of Counselors and Administrators Academic Article

abstract

• Counselors and secondary/postsecondary administrators (N= 14) were interviewed to explore their perceptions of barriers and resources related to Latino male students' postsecondary goals and pursuit of higher education. Issues examined included the lack of awareness of educational obstacles for Latino male students by educators, role of Latino male students' families in the students' educational experiences, impact of peers and mentoring on Latino male students, and the role of program outreach and partnerships focused on young Latino men.

authors

• Ponjuan, Luis

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT

author list (cited authors)

• Clark, M. A., Ponjuan, L., Orrock, J., Wilson, T., & Flores, G.

citation count

• 33

complete list of authors

• Clark, Mary Ann||Ponjuan, Luis||Orrock, Jason||Wilson, Timothy||Flores, Griselda

publication date

• October 2013

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Counseling and Development  Journal

keywords

• Achievement Gaps
• Collaborative Interventions
• Gender Differences In Educational Achievement
• Student Diversity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00118.x

start page

• 458

end page

• 466

volume

• 91

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00118.x

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education