As the number of Mexican American school-aged children continues to increase,
researchers, practitioners, and policymakers are in critical need of information to better …

Character strengths could effectively prevent negative psychological outcomes in adults.
However, there was little research conducted among early adolescents. The present study …

We report on the construction and application on an instrument entitled the “Science
Achievement Influences Survey” to assess combined effects of student attitudes about …

Motivation to seek higher education is rarely examined in Hispanic first-generation graduate
students, those whose parents have not attended college, and there is less literature …

Empirical studies have examined first-generation college students, individuals whose
parents have not attended college. Their academic preparation, cognitive development …

Increasingly, educational researchers and policy-makers are finding that extracurricular
programs make a major difference in the lives of disadvantaged youth, helping to reduce the …

The Hispanic population and their high school dropout rates in the United States have
greatly increased over the last several decades. This study investigates linguistic and …

Recent research and policy initiatives have focused on the roles of Hispanic fathers in their
children's literacy development. Research indicated that fathers are able to motivate children …

The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of first-generation Black men
(FGBM) at a predominantly White institution (PWI). Through using Strayhorn's (2012, 2018) …

California is home to almost 15 million Latinos, however, according to the 2015 State of
Higher Education Report for California, only 12% of the Latino population between the ages …