ABSTRACT

College completion rates among Latina/o undergraduate students represents a crisis in our national educational system. Latina/o students are seeking higher education, but experiencing multiple barriers which inhibit degree completion. This qualitative case study offers an opportunity to explore components of degree completion of Latina/o graduates from Midwestern urban communities. Latino Critical Race Theory was utilized to explore the responses of local graduates and their perceptions of institutional components that support their degree completion. Implications illuminated the importance of families as allies, institutional transformation, and belongingness matters.

摘要

Latina/o 本科生的大学毕业率代表了我们国家教育系统的危机。Latina/o 学生正在寻求高等教育，但遇到阻碍学位完成的多重障碍。这个定性案例研究提供了一个机会来探索来自中西部城市社区的拉丁裔/o 毕业生完成学位的组成部分。拉丁裔批判种族理论被用来探索当地毕业生的反应以及他们对支持他们完成学位的机构组成部分的看法。其含义阐明了家庭作为盟友、制度转型和归属感问题的重要性。