From out of the fields: Migrant student success in a post-secondary community college setting

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dc.contributor.advisorSánchez, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorAlaniz, Monica Jean
dc.contributor.committeeMemberClark, Ellen R.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberEk, Lucila
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGarza, Encarnación
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-26T20:46:00Z
dc.date.available2024-01-26T20:46:00Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThis study examines factors that contribute to migrant student success while navigating a post-secondary community college setting. While the majority of studies dealing with migrant education use a deficit approach---concentrating on the factors that inhibit student success---this study asks why certain migrant students at South Texas College in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas are successful. Using a qualitative case-study approach, seven primary participants (academically successful migrant students) and eight secondary participants (individuals who contributed to the primary participants' academic success) were interviewed to discover which aspects of their lives have contributed to their academic success. This study found that successful migrant students show resiliency having been able to succeed due to the support of their parents, family, and friends, their altruistic attitudes, and their ability to see beyond the present to a future where their educational achievements will allow them to lead better lives for themselves while contributing to the betterment of their families and their families' futures. It also found that community colleges need to practice better tracking of migrant students in order to support these students in their academic journeys.
dc.description.departmentBicultural-Bilingual Studies
dc.format.extent155 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781124384955
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/2554
dc.languageen
dc.subjectMigrant Education
dc.subjectMigrant Student Success
dc.subjectSouth Texas
dc.subject.classificationHispanic American studies
dc.subject.classificationCommunity college education
dc.subject.classificationMulticultural Education
dc.titleFrom out of the fields: Migrant student success in a post-secondary community college setting
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thesis.degree.departmentBicultural-Bilingual Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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