The determination to persist and succeed: First generation Latino male college students

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorOliva, Maricela
dc.contributor.authorKaulfus, John David
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRendon, Laura
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGiles, Mark
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCrisp, Gloria
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T14:42:08Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T14:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionThis item is available only to currently enrolled UTSA students, faculty or staff. To download, navigate to Log In in the top right-hand corner of this screen, then select Log in with my UTSA ID.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the college going experiences of Latino male students and identify factors that influenced persistence and success at four-year public colleges and universities. For the purposes of this dissertation, a successful student was defined as a first generation Latino male who had completed eighty or more college credits, had achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher, and was eligible for graduation. A review of the literature clearly showed that research in this area was lacking, especially as it related specifically to Latino male persistence and success at traditional four-year colleges and universities. An interpretive, qualitative research design was employed utilizing two focus groups and seven follow-up interviews. The theoretical frameworks that guided this dissertation were Rendón’s (1994) Validation Theory and Yosso’s (2005) Community Cultural Wealth Theory. Potential researcher bias and positionality issues were identified and addressed within the context of this study. This dissertation identified four significant findings that impacted successful Latino males the most: 1) family, mentor, and peer validation, 2) ganas/determination, 3) academic readiness at the collegiate level, and 4) and overcoming financial barriers and obstacles. The identification of these important factors and influencers will guide university leaders as they allocate resources and develop programs to address persistence and success factors first generation Latino male college students.
dc.description.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
dc.format.extent213 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.isbn9781369776232
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/4228
dc.languageen
dc.subjectCollege
dc.subjectFirst Generation
dc.subjectLatino
dc.subjectMales
dc.subjectPersistence
dc.subjectSuccess
dc.subject.classificationHigher education
dc.subject.classificationHigher education administration
dc.subject.classificationEducational leadership
dc.subject.classificationHispanic American studies
dc.titleThe determination to persist and succeed: First generation Latino male college students
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.dcmiText
dcterms.accessRightspq_closed
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Education

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Kaulfus_utsa_1283D_12213.pdf
Size:
3.21 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Electronic Theses and Dissertations - UTSA Access Only