Abstract This qualitative study examines Latina/o/x parents’ perceptions and involvement in the pre-college process from the South Texas border region. Researchers have expressed student success and the likelihood of students pursuing postsecondary education is dependent on the level of parent involvement. As student demographics and enrollment rates continue to shift in education, parent involvement has received attention from policymakers, practitioners, and researchers as a discussion topic to advance educational outcomes for students of color, specifically for Latina/o/x students. Although existing literature on parent involvement is not new, Latina/o/x parents’ experiences and contribution to their student’s success have been absent from the literature. In which has constructed a deficit perspective in which places the responsibility on Latina/o/x parents for their student’s success. This paper aims to examine how Latina/o/x parents are involved and contribute to their student’s success to identify how school settings can leverage and include parents in collective efforts that support students.

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高等教育中缺失的部分：拉丁裔/ o / x父母参与南德克萨斯州边境地区的大学预备过程

摘要这项定性研究考察了南德克萨斯州边境地区拉丁裔/ o / x父母对大学预科过程的看法和参与程度。研究人员已经表达了学生的成功，而学生接受专上教育的可能性取决于父母的参与程度。随着学生人口统计和入学率的不断变化，政策制定者，从业人员和研究人员都将父母的参与作为讨论的话题，以期提高有色学生，特别是拉丁裔/ o / x学生的教育成果。尽管现有的有关父母参与的文献并不是什么新鲜事，但文献中却没有拉丁裔父母的经历和对学生成功的贡献。在这种情况下，建构了一种赤字观点，使拉丁裔/ o / x父母对学生的成功负有责任。本文旨在研究Latina / o / x父母如何参与并为学生的成功做出贡献，以确定学校环境如何发挥作用，并使父母参与支持学生的集体努力。