The Experiences of Low-Income Latino/a Students in the California Community College System at a Time of Education Budget Cuts

Autor/in	Chacon, Justin Akers
Titel	The Experiences of Low-Income Latino/a Students in the California Community College System at a Time of Education Budget Cuts
Quelle	In: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 12 (2013) 3, S.207-224 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-1927
DOI	10.1177/1538192712468158
Schlagwörter	Low Income; Hispanic American Students; Budgets; Retrenchment; Community Colleges; Enrollment Trends; Student Attitudes; Educational Experience; Equal Education; Access to Education; Higher Education; Poverty; Interviews; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Niedriglohn; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Finanzhaushalt; Community college; Community College; Schülerverhalten; Bildungserfahrung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Armut; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kalifornien
Abstract	Budget cuts have reduced courses and student services within California community colleges. This coincides with the growth of low-income Latino male (Latinos) and Latina female (Latinas) student enrollment. Budget cuts have been implemented throughout the system, including in the Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), which disproportionately serve low-income Latino/a students. The purpose of this study was to analyze the experiences and perceptions of low-income Latino/a students enrolled in the community college and in EOPS at a time of budget cuts. The research revealed that the students in the study experienced additional difficulties in completing their educational objectives due to budget cuts, resulting in the perception that their education was of less social significance. To ensure full and equal access for this student population, students, educators, and administrators will need to become advocates for student equity at a time of budget cuts. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10