Latina/o Transfer Students’ Selective Integration and Spatial Awareness of University Spaces

Abstract

Using the framework of physical campus ecology and socio-academic integration moments theory, the researcher sought to identify physical university spaces that successful Latina/o transfer students turned to as sites of positive socio-academic integration. Findings revealed that students developed a keen spatial awareness of comfort spaces where they selectively engaged in moments of socio-academic, nonsocial, and nonacademic integration. This study is important to understand students' perceptions about educational environments and whether universities can provide safe spaces for Latina/os. Resumen Usando el marco de ecología física universitaria y la teoría de momentos de integración socio-académica, los investigadores buscaron identificar espacios físicos universitarios con los que estudiantes exitosos latinos/as de transferencia se apoyan para obtener una integración positiva socioacadémica. Resultados revelaron que los estudiantes desarrollaron una consciencia espacial aguda de los espacios cómodos donde ellos selectivamente se involucraron en momentos socio-académicos, nosociales, y de integración no-académica. Este estudio es importante para entender las percepciones de estudiantes sobre entornos educacionales, y si universidades pueden proveer espacios seguros para estudiantes latina/os.

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