The intersection of culture and institutional support for Latino students’ academic success: Remediation or empowerment?

Giraldo‐García, Regina J.; Galletta, Anne; Bagaka’s, Joshua G.

doi:10.1080/15348431.2018.1426464

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“…Whether this is secondary school, vocational school or training, or a college education, having a formal education provides adolescents with a greater likelihood of achieving their goals (Giraldo-Gracia et al, 2019). SES, school support programs, educational goals, and parental aspirations play a large part in predicting high-school completion in Latin American countries such as Guatemala (Giraldo-Gracia et al, 2019). These individual and institutional predictors do not operate in isolation, but instead interact with socioeconomic and cultural factors that may ultimately create barriers to success for particular groups (Landau et al, 2017).…”

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“…Education is key in order for adolescents to be able to carry out their hopes and dreams. Whether this is secondary school, vocational school or training, or a college education, having a formal education provides adolescents with a greater likelihood of achieving their goals (Giraldo-Gracia et al, 2019). SES, school support programs, educational goals, and parental aspirations play a large part in predicting high-school completion in Latin American countries such as Guatemala (Giraldo-Gracia et al, 2019).…”

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Guatemalan Adolescents' Hopes and Dreams

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DiPhilippo

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International Perspectives in Psychology

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Utilizing adolescents' drawings to investigate their perceptions of self has a long history in psychology. The methodological approach is particularly useful in places, such as Guatemala, where the population may have relatively lower levels of literacy and/or less experience engaging with Western-style research surveys. By asking adolescents to draw a picture of themselves and list five characteristics that they hope to have in 15 years, we were able to collect valuable data on issues such as the students' desires for the future and what they see as possible for themselves. Participants ( N = 81, M age = 14.56 years, 49.4% cisgender girls, all from Jocotenango, Guatemala) provided five characteristics that they hoped to have 15 years in the future and then drew a self-portrait of themselves 15 years in the future. The drawings and characteristics underwent a process of thematic analysis to determine patterns and themes that are prevalent in the data. Common themes that emerged include jobs or specific professions they hope to have, owning a home or property such as a car, and having a family. In the drawings, the common themes are similar: mentioning specific careers, owning a home or property, and having a family. These data can help us determine what type of future these students hope for to ensure that schools and other institutions are providing the tools students will need for those futures.

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Section: Adolescents' Future Orientations and Selvesmentioning

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Section: Adolescents' Future Orientations and Selvesmentioning

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Guatemalan Adolescents' Hopes and Dreams

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DiPhilippo

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International Perspectives in Psychology

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“…For this group, as for the previous ones, it is also considered that the support programs of educational institutions play a key role in maintaining high educational aspirations and better academic performance while they are in secondary school [90].…”

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Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students

2021

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This study aims to expand the existing scientific, theoretical and empirical knowledge about the influence of the variables age, gender, nationality and place of residence on the probability of developing social skills that generate social wellbeing, and, in addition, to identify the relationship between the most influential variable and the academic success of immigrant students. We hope that the educational community, in an intercultural context, can benefit from and apply this knowledge to assist immigrant students. In this study, a sample of n = 749 students aged between 12 and 18, of 41 different nationalities, is analyzed using the Social Skills Scale for Young Immigrants (SSSYI). Data analysis is performed with the SPSS and STATA statistical programs. Multiple linear regression (MLR) analyses verify that nationality is the most influential variable. In addition, when calculating the Pearson correlation, high and positive correlations are found between social skills, nationality and students’ grades, with which academic success was measured. In conclusion, we find that students who emigrated from the European continent present better social skills, better social wellbeing and greater academic success.

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“…Giraldo-García, et al [8] have linked international student failure rates to the students' cultural and academic experiences. Manathunga [9] states that the most common cultural and academic challenges are dealing with cross-cultural emotions; understanding scenarios; miscommunications; differentiating rational and irrational things; understanding desires; ambiguities and pedagogical interactions.…”

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Interpreting the Cultural and Academic Experiences of PhD Students from the Indian Sub-Continent and the Chinese Regions in Australian Universities

Latif

Harrison

Chu³

2020

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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This study aims to identify factors that can improve the cultural and academic experiences of East Asian PhD students attending Australian universities. We focus on two key aspects of students’ academic performance in Australia: a sense of belonging and learning strategies applied by international students in Australian higher education. A systematic literature review is conducted to design a framework that can be applied to better understand the cultural and academic experiences of students from the two regions. The application of this framework highlights, how students from these regions are better equipped to succeed in research degrees in Australian universities when they know and understand the culturally appropriate learning strategies applied in the Australian higher education context and when they are supported to develop a new sense of belonging within the academic and wider culture. Paper concludes that a sense of belonging with Australian culture helps international to attain good cultural and academic experiences. In terms of learning strategies, a scientific learning strategy is more effective for East Asian PhD students from Chinese and the Indian sub-continent than participative learning strategies, adaptive learning strategies, and artistic learning strategies. This study suggests the Australian research supervisors must communicate East Asian PhD students to attain a sense of belonging with Australian academic culture and to follow the scientific learning strategy. Future East Asian PhD students should understand the Australian academic culture to avoid cultural shock during PhD candidature. Future researchers should verify the theoretically designed through qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-method research design.

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The intersection of culture and institutional support for Latino students’ academic success: Remediation or empowerment?

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

Guatemalan Adolescents' Hopes and Dreams

Guatemalan Adolescents' Hopes and Dreams

Nationality as an Influential Variable with Regard to the Social Skills and Academic Success of Immigrant Students

Interpreting the Cultural and Academic Experiences of PhD Students from the Indian Sub-Continent and the Chinese Regions in Australian Universities

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