Academic Achievement of First-Generation Mexican American Males in a Community College

Autor/in	Peña, Carlos C.
Titel	Academic Achievement of First-Generation Mexican American Males in a Community College
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education and Leadership, 3 (2013) 1, (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2161-7252
Schlagwörter	Mexican Americans; First Generation College Students; Academic Achievement; Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Rural Schools; Behavior; Social Influences; Student Motivation; Males; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Family Influence; Educational Environment; Educational Finance; Graduation; Social Theories; Learning Theories; Goal Orientation; Student Characteristics; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanoamerikaner; Schulleistung; Community college; Community College; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Sozialer Einfluss; Schulische Motivation; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Qualitative Forschung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsfonds; Abschluss; Graduierung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the complexities of successful attainment and achievement of 10 Mexican American males in a rural Southwest community college. This study strives to offer insights concerning the questions: (1) What behavioral patterns of current family, peers, and conditions in school have influenced the educational decisions of these Mexican American males?; and (2) What social conditions motivate these Mexican American males to seek and achieve higher education despite adversity? This qualitative research was also aimed at establishing and understanding how a selected number of Mexican American males have achieved academic success. The researcher chose 10 men with either an associate of arts or an associate of science degrees for an in-depth interview and used a semi-structured interview guide in an effort to prompt oral discourse. The interviewer posed questions concerning academic conditions, family impact, college environment, and financial issues. The responses to the questions led to similar themes involved in these students' course completion and graduation. The researcher used a theoretical framework using Bandura's "Social Learning Theory" (1977) in which he suggests that not only environmental factors, but motivational factors along with self-regulatory mechanisms affect an individual's behavior. This research illustrated the conditions that facilitated reaching the participant's educational goal and mission, which was to complete a two-year degree at the community college. The inquiry examined the behavioral patterns that have been an influence on the educational decisions of these Mexican American males, and what social conditions have motivated them to seek and achieve higher education despite adversity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01