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THE IMPACT OF LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON THE RETENTION AND
SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF LATINO STUDENTS AT A HIGHLY SELECTIVE
PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION
by
Robert Mena
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements of the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Robert Mena
Object Description
| Title | The impact of learning communities on the retention and social integration of Latino students at a highly selective private four-year institution |
| Author | Mena, Robert |
| Author email | robertme@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-02-21 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | West, Kim Denise |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Genzuk, Michael Cardoza, Raul J. |
| Abstract | College student retention has been a concern for institutions of higher learning for the past forty years. Although numerous models and theories have been posed to explain and solve student retention, attrition rates among Latino students continue to increase. Greater access into the higher educational community has not translated into increased retention levels. As a result, colleges and universities have explored and implemented learning communities as a vehicle to increase student retention. Although literature on learning communities exists, there was still a dire need to focus efforts on the affects that learning communities have on Latino student retention.; The objective of this study was to understand the social factors that impact Latino student retention who were enrolled in learning community during their freshman year. The results indicated that the learning community provided Latino students an environment that was comfortable, supportive and allowed them to make friendships that assisted them socially and academically. In addition, the results also suggested that the learning community positively influenced their decision to persist into their sophomore year. If these students had to do it all over again, the overwhelming majority indicated that they would have reenrolled in a learning community. |
| Keyword | learning communities; retention; Latinos; Hispanics; social integration |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1085 |
| Rights | Mena, Robert |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Mena-20080403 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Mena-20080403.pdf |
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| Full text | THE IMPACT OF LEARNING COMMUNITIES ON THE RETENTION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF LATINO STUDENTS AT A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION by Robert Mena A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2008 Copyright 2008 Robert Mena |
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