TitleRole Models and Mentoring Relationships: Prefereneces Expressed By Students Attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions |
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AuthorsDr. Michael Preuss, West Texas A & M University, United States of AmericaStudent Eric Sosa, West Texas A & M University, United States of America Student Jason Rodin, West Texas A & M University, United States of America Student Jorje Ramos, West Texas A & M University, United States of America Student Christine Dorsett, West Texas A & M University, United States of America Student Chenoa Burleson, West Texas A & M University, United States of America |
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AbstractA sense that there are a limited number of role models for Hispanic and other minority students has been a concern of researchers in higher education for a number of years but little is actually known about who Hispanic students would consider a role model. Similarly, researchers have investigated the impact of mentoring relationships on success in college and persistence for majority and minority students, yet little is known of the preferences students studying at Hispanic-Serving Institutions have regarding mentors and whether Hispanic students at these institutions have expectations that differ from those of their peers. An NSF-funded investigation gathered data in both these areas. Findings from two surveys, one with responses from 463 students at 14 Hispanic-Serving Institutions and the other with responses from over 1,000 students at a comprehensive, regional state university and three community colleges from which the university receives transfer students, will be discussed. The first survey set the context for the second and its sample came from colleges and universities in New Mexico and Texas. The sample for the second is isolated to the Texas Panhandle. On the first survey, students at HSIs were asked three general questions about mentors and to select all that applied from a list of eight characteristics desired of role models. The second survey included similar patterns but with all the questions targeting mentors and mentoring relationships. Responses on both surveys include two primary findings. The preferences of Hispanic students in these areas are markedly different from their non-Hispanic peers in several key ways. These preferences appear to be related to and possibly influenced by an orientation toward supportive relationships, a potential byproduct of the convivial collectivism emphasized in Hispanic culture. |
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Keywordshispanic-serving instititutions, minority-serving institutions, hispanics, minorities, minority students, role model, mentoring, higher education |
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CitationPreuss, M., Sosa, E., Rodin, J., Ramos, J., Dorsett, C. & Burleson, C. (2019). Role Models and Mentoring Relationships: Prefereneces Expressed By Students Attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions. In M. Shelley & V. Akerson (Eds.), Proceedings of IConSES 2019--International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (pp. 56-68). Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from www.2019.iconses.net/proceedings/38/. |
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