Presidential Leadership: Improving Completion Rates of Latino Male Students at Texas Community Colleges

Autor/inn/en	Ponjuán, Luis; Palomín, Leticia; Hernández, Susana
Titel	Presidential Leadership: Improving Completion Rates of Latino Male Students at Texas Community Colleges
Quelle	In: Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 11 (2017) 3, S.178-198 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2377-9187
DOI	10.24974/amae.11.3.366
Schlagwörter	Enrollment Rate; Hispanic American Students; Community Colleges; Males; Institutional Mission; College Presidents; Graduation Rate; Administrator Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Personal Narratives; Outcomes of Education; Cultural Awareness; Social Cognition; Values; Two Year College Students; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Community college; Community College; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Qualitative Forschung; Erlebniserzählung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Soziale Kognition; Wertbegriff
Abstract	Enrollment rates for Latino male students continue to increase at community colleges; unfortunately, compared to their other racial and/or ethnic male counterparts they are less likely to earn a college credential or degree. This qualitative study explores the narratives of six presidents at Texas community colleges designated as Hispanic-Serving Institutions. We asked these presidents to describe their perceptions of their institution's awareness and commitment to improve degree completion outcomes of Latino male students. We utilized cultural and social-cognition theories to help understand how these presidents may change or shift their institution's efforts to address this pressing issue. Based on the findings, three key themes emerged that described how these leaders perceived their respective institution. Our findings suggest these presidents are concerned with the low completion rates for Latino male students; however, their institutions need to better align their institution's core values, mission, and culture to support educational outcomes of Latino male students. Lastly, we highlight how other community college presidents could enhance their institution's commitment to improve degree completion rates of Latino male students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01