Fostering an environment for resilience among Latino youth: Characteristics of a successful college readiness program Academic Article

abstract

• 2017, 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This study examines a college readiness program at building resilience among economically disadvantaged Latino high school students. The aim of the program was to build resiliency among at-risk Latino youth and was implemented in a large, public, independent school district in the Southwest United States. The data were examined through pre- (n=300) and post-surveys (n=272). Results are consistent in describing a positive program environment and the pre- to post-item gains related to encouraging Latino youth to seek high school graduation and pursue college as an attainable goal.

authors

• Rivera, Hector

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF LATINOS AND EDUCATION

author list (cited authors)

• Rivera, H. H., Garza, T., Huerta, M., Magdaleno, R., Rojas, E., & Torres-Moron, D.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Rivera, Hector H||Garza, Tiberio||Huerta, Margarita||Magdaleno, Raul||Rojas, Elda||Torres-Moron, Dora

publication date

• April 2019

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Latinos and Education  Journal

keywords

• College Readiness
• Dropout Prevention
• High School
• Latino Youth
• Resiliency
• Resiliency Environment

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/15348431.2017.1371605

start page

• 178

end page

• 185

volume

• 18

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15348431.2017.1371605