ABSTRACT

This study explores common themes in recruitment and retention practices of Latinx undergraduate and graduate students that emerged across interviews of faculty in leadership positions at Institutes of Higher Education (IHE). In-depth interviews were conducted of six faculty holding leadership positions in their early childhood education programs (i.e. program chair or ECE coordinator). Faculty were selected after initial identification of the IHE as serving high percentages of Latinx students and achieving high retention rates of Latinx students. Findings include IHEs implementation of key practices faculty believe as effective, including use of culturally sustaining pedagogy and accommodation for specific challenges and barriers that Latinx students may face. These findings add to a growing base of recruitment and retention practices for IHE faculty to consider when improving and developing programs that could attract and retain Latinx students into the early childhood education field.

摘要

本研究探讨了在高等教育学院 (IHE) 担任领导职位的教师访谈中出现的拉丁裔本科生和研究生招聘和保留实践中的共同主题。对在其幼儿教育计划中担任领导职务的六名教师（即计划主席或 ECE 协调员）进行了深入访谈。在初步确定 IHE 为高比例的拉丁裔学生提供服务并实现拉丁裔学生的高保留率后，选择了教师。调查结果包括 IHE 实施教师认为有效的关键实践，包括使用文化持续的教学法和适应拉丁裔学生可能面临的特定挑战和障碍。