First Advisor

Gardiner L. Tucker

First Committee Member

L.D. Ortis

Second Committee Member

Deborah J. Romero

Third Committee Member

Silvia M. Correa-Torres

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy

Document Type

Dissertation

Date Created

12-2024

Department

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Leadership Policy and Development: Higher Education and P-12 Education, LPD Student Work

Abstract

While student support programs aim to offer guidance on college information and resources, not all student support programs offer a class curriculum targeted toward college and career readiness. The Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program offers AVID as an elective class in a student’s academic schedule. Similar programs that support students include the Migrant Education Program, TRIO, and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. The purpose of this study was to establish a greater understanding of the motives and aspirations to attend a higher education institution of Latina high school seniors who have participated in an AVID program and of Latina high school seniors who have not participated in an AVID program. The following research questions guided this study:

  • Q1 What are the experiences of high school senior Latinas’ participating in AVID and high school senior Latinas’ not participating in AVID regarding motivations and aspirations to attend a higher education institution after graduation?
  • Q2 How are high school senior Latinas’ motivations and aspirations to attend a higher education institution after high school graduation influenced by participating in or not participating in an AVID program?

Guided by a constructivist lens, participants constructed meaning of their experiences, motivations, and aspirations. This study included 16 participants from four districts and seven schools. The theoretical framework guiding this study was Yosso’s (2005) community of cultural wealth model and Moll’s (2019) description of this framework as funds of knowledge.

Abstract Format

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Keywords

Latinas; first-generation college student; community of cultural wealth; funds of knowledge; AVID; student support programs; high school students; college; higher education

Language

English

Extent

447 pages

Local Identifiers

Rodriguez_unco_0161D_11280

Rights Statement

Copyright is held by the author.

Digital Origin

Born digital

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