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Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

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Page 1: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed

What Constitutes Success?

Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Page 2: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Agenda

• Introductions – Icebreaker

• Survey – 3 questions

• Presentation: issues & data

• Conclusions, resource sharing

Page 3: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Three questions• What does it take to succeed academically?

• How do you define success? Identify it.

• What stands in your way? What barriers keep you from succeeding in school?

Page 4: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Washington Population

White

77%

Hispanic

9%

Asian

7%

Black

4%

Other

3%

Source: OFM

Page 5: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Projected Growth in Minority School-Age Population2000 - 2030

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030

Two or More Races

Hispanic

API

AIAN

Black

White = White, Non-Hispanic

Two or More Races: Non-Hispanic

Hispanic = Hispanic/Latino (can be of any race)

AIAN = American Indian and Alaska Native, Non-Hispanic

API = Asian and Pacific Islander , Non-Hispanic

Black = Black or African American, Non-Hispanic

Key

Source: Office of Financial Management, U.S. Census Bureau (Census 2000)

Page 6: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

WA State Hispanic Teachers/Students %

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06

Hispanic Teachers Hispanic Students

Source: OSPI

Page 7: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Indicators• Financial, economic• Language• Pressure: peer• Pressure: family• Pressure: cultural

– Assimilation

• Relationships and Communication– with Instructors– familiarity w system

• Academic preparation• Personal ambition

Page 8: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Financial Need• How to pay for school?• Education isn’t free• Federal Financial Aid• Don’t qualify? Oops…• Grants• Scholarships• Savings• P/T job• Parents• Family

Page 9: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Language

• Monolingual or Bilingual?• Asset or detriment?• Bilingual means Bicultural• Code-shifting, frame-shifting• Myth: Latinos don’t want to

learn English, not assimilating• Accent: I’m embarrassed of how

I speak• Be proud of who you are!

Page 10: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Pressures• Peers, friends matter• I’m not smart...• Learning is for wimps• You think you’re better

than us?• Entertainment, fun, &

sports trump education• You’re young only once• I’ll do it later – later,

later...• Future – what future?

Page 11: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Relationships & CommunicationWith – – Your close friends– Instructors, Faculty– Tutors, Mentors– Administrators, Staff– Colleges, Universities– Yourself:

• Self-examination• Personal empowerment• Reading, knowledge of

issues, literacy• Speak up, speak out• A.K.S.A. – MC Model

Page 12: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Academic Preparation• Who runs academia?• Who has your interests

at heart?• What do ‘they’ know

about you that you don’t?

• Stop being a number, communicate!

• Voice your needs: • Tutoring, clarification,

support w homework• El que no habla...

Page 13: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Research Findings• Best student-teacher relationships grounded

on cultural values, acceptance of who you are

• Majority of Latinos lack tutor support

• Family (and friends) trump education

• Work trumps education

• Latinos thrive in group learning situations

• Most 1st year college students lack math, science skills

• If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me! (Matier)

Page 14: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Source: Post-Secondary Educational Opportunity, 2004

Page 15: Latinos & Latinas in Higher Ed What Constitutes Success? Dr. Victor Chacón, Presenter L.E.A.P. 2008

Success Skill Development

• Learn to plan, strategize, organize your life

• Learn to DREAM* – dreaming’s good! Write

• Set short & long-term goals for yourself

• Focus on what you want, not what you don’t

• Watch your negative self-talk, re-direct

• Develop networking skills along the way

• In order to get, learn to give, pay it forward

• The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing...don’t get side-tracked