Supporting High School Graduation Aspirations among Latino Middle School Students

Autor/in	Lys, Diana B.
Titel	Supporting High School Graduation Aspirations among Latino Middle School Students
Quelle	In: RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 33 (2009) 3, (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-4476
Schlagwörter	Language Minorities; Middle School Students; Graduation; Acculturation; Multiple Regression Analysis; Grade 8; Academic Persistence; Academic Aspiration; Hispanic American Students; Student Attitudes; Self Concept; Transitional Programs; Middle Schools; High Schools; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Social Influences; Barriers; Cultural Differences; Family Influence; Language Usage; Spanish Speaking; Siblings; Student Characteristics; Immigrants; Student Employment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachminderheit; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Akkulturation; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; Selbstkonzept; High school; Oberschule; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Einfluss; Kultureller Unterschied; Sprachgebrauch; Sibling; Geschwister; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Studentenarbeit
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions Latino eighth grade students have of school and schooling factors as they transition to high school and the factors that may influence their self-perceived likelihood of graduating from high school. Middle schools are poised to help Latino students prepare themselves for a smoother adjustment to high school academic life and reinforce the enthusiasm with which they anticipate the transition. Adopting the additive model of acculturation as its theoretical framework--with the belief that acculturation is a more inclusive approach than classic assimilation for linguistic minority students--this study investigated what factors may best predict eighth graders' confidence regarding high school completion. Data were collected from 74 Latino eighth grade public school students in a state in the southeastern region of the United States. Findings from the study showed that eighth grade Latino students, particularly female students, are eager and excited to transition to high school, but they perceive challenges from the school social and cultural environment and a disconnect between their home and school lives. Multiple regression analysis indicated the strongest predictors of a student's self-perceived possibility of completing high school include: (a) gender, (b) a home language other than English, (c) a sibling who had dropped out of school, and (d) after school employment. Ideas for supporting the aspirations of Latino students transitioning to high school are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10