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PEERS AS INSTITUTIONAL AGENTS:
ACQUIRING SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH PEER INTERACTIONS
by
Rosa E. Prado
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2012
Copyright 2012 Rosa E. Prado
Object Description
| Title | Peers as institutional agents: acquiring social capital through peer interactions |
| Author | Prado, Rosa E. |
| Author email | prador1@yahoo.com;prador1@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-02-13 |
| Date submitted | 2012-05-04 |
| Date approved | 2012-05-04 |
| Restricted until | 2012-05-04 |
| Date published | 2012-05-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Venegas, Kristan M. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Cardoza, Raul Rueda, Robert |
| Abstract | This study investigated how first-generation Latina/o students utilize social networks to succeed in a two-year community college. Guided by a social capital framework, this qualitative study examined the role informal experiences play in the persistence of first-generation Latina/o students attending a community college. Results in this study confirmed prior research conducted on first-generation Latina/o students and presented new perspectives regarding social capital. In addition, this study demonstrated that first-generation Latina/o students have a strong preference to turn to their peers for guidance and support over other institutional agents on a college campus. Further, the role that social networks play in helping students achieve their educational goals, provides a new perspective on changes that could take place on college campuses to help students achieve academically. Students in the study reported that peers were the most influential to their persistence. The findings of this study suggest that peers can be institutional agents that can positively impact students in achieving academic success. These findings raise questions about what community colleges can do differently to help first-generation Latina/o students succeed in college. |
| Keyword | community college; social capital; higher education |
| 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 |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Prado, Rosa E. |
| Physical access | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-PradoRosaE-759-0.pdf |
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| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | PEERS AS INSTITUTIONAL AGENTS: ACQUIRING SOCIAL CAPITAL THROUGH PEER INTERACTIONS by Rosa E. Prado ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2012 Copyright 2012 Rosa E. Prado |
