Migrant Students' College Access: Emerging Evidence From the Migrant Student Leadership Institute

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Title

Migrant Students' College Access: Emerging Evidence From the Migrant Student Leadership Institute

Abstract/Description

Little is known about migrant students' college access. Outreach programs serving such students rarely track their participants' postsecondary trajectories, nor do they compare participants' college access outcomes with those of similar students. This study examines the California public college application, acceptance, and enrollment patterns of participants in the Migrant Student Leadership Institute, a residential college preparatory summer program serving migrant students in California. Findings indicate that program participants apply to University of California campuses at a higher rate than non-participants with similar academic and school background characteristics. Evaluation evidence indicates that interventions like the MSLI contribute to improved college-going outcomes.

Author/creator

Nuñez, Anne-Marie

Date

2009

In publication

Journal of Latinos and Education

Volume

8

Issue

3

Pages

181-198

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

Keywords

college access

cultural capital

Latino/Hispanic

migrant education

outreach

social capital

IRE Approach/Concept

Migrant Student Leadership Institute (MSLI)

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

1534-8431

DOI

10.1080/15348430902888781

URL

Official Publisher's Webpage (Taylor & Francis)

Full-text PDF Shared by Author (ResearchGate)

Citation

Nuñez, A.-M. (2009). Migrant Students’ College Access: Emerging Evidence From the Migrant Student Leadership Institute. Journal of Latinos and Education, 8(3), 181–198. https://doi.org/10.1080/15348430902888781

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