Academic Success among Latino College Students

本研究包括一系列研究，旨在(1)阐明导致高危拉丁裔大学新生学业成功的个人因素和背景因素；(2)测试实验干预措施，以提高这些学生的成功。这项研究将是一项小组内的研究，重点是拉美裔大学的特殊优势和挑战 新生，特别是大多数拉丁裔大学生的典型学生，就读于城市通勤的州立大学。我们将采用纵向研究和实验研究相结合的方法来识别和评价这些学生的学业成就的关键因素。在研究的第一年，将对新生进行调查，并监测他们的进步，以确定有助于学业成功的因素。在第二年和第三年，将对新入学的新生群体进行调查，那些调查表明风险因素最高的人将参加几种干预措施中的一种或非干预控制措施。 旨在提高学习成绩。在研究的最后一年，将使用对所有可用参与者的跟踪调查和学术记录来评估干预措施，并确定学业成功的长期预测因素。假设社会支持、自我效能感、对大学的承诺和应对技能将是大学生活的重要预测因素。 拉美裔新生的成功；解决这些领域不足的试验性干预措施将改善学业成绩。 这项研究的长期目标是提供可以作为项目基础的信息，以提高拉美裔大学生的大学毅力。在美国，拉美裔在教育程度上远远落后于其他族裔，这种差异在高等教育方面尤为明显。这项研究将确定对大学坚持不懈和非坚持性都有贡献的因素。此外，这些实验性干预措施将为未来旨在提高拉美裔美国人大学毕业率的项目提供模式。更好的教育结果可以直接为在美国的拉美裔人的福祉做出贡献。

The present research involves a series of studies aimed at (1) elucidating personal and contextual factors that contribute to the academic success of at-risk Latino college freshmen and (2) testing experimental interventions to improve success of these students. This research will be a within-group study focused on the particular strengths and challenges of Latino college freshmen, specifically students who, typical of most Latino college students, attend an urban, commuter state university. Both longitudinal and experimental research methods will be used to identify and evaluate the critical factors in academic achievement for these students. During the first year of the study, entering freshmen will be surveyed and their progress monitored to identify factors that contribute to academic success. During the second and third years, new groups of entering freshmen will be surveyed, and those whose surveys suggest highest risk factors will participate in one of several interventions or a non-intervention control aimed at enhancing academic performance. During the final year of the study, follow-up surveys and academic records of all available participants will be used to evaluate the interventions and identify long-term predictors of academic success. It is hypothesized that social support, self-efficacy, a commitment to college, and coping skills will be significant predictors of college success for Latino freshmen; and that experimental interventions that address lacks in these areas will improve academic outcomes. The long-term goal of the research is to provide information that can serve as a basis for programs to increase college persistence in Latino college students. Latinos in the United States lag substantially behind other ethnic groups in their educational attainment, and the difference is particularly evident in higher education. This research will identify factors that contribute both to college persistence and non-persistence. In addition, the experimental interventions will provide models for future programs aimed at improving the rate of college completion for Latinos. Better educational outcomes can make a direct contribution to the well-being of Latinos in the United States.