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Community college transfer: The role of social capital in the transfer process of Chicana/o students.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Community college transfer: The role of social capital in the transfer process of Chicana/o students./
Author:	Jovel, Jennifer E.
Description:	331 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-10, Section: A, page: 3904.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International69-10A.
Subject:	Education, Community College. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3332848
ISBN:	9780549846086

Community college transfer: The role of social capital in the transfer process of Chicana/o students.
Jovel, Jennifer E.

Community college transfer: The role of social capital in the transfer process of Chicana/o students. - 331 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-10, Section: A, page: 3904.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2008.

Chicanas/os (Mexican-American women and men) have been historically underrepresented in higher education and have among the lowest degree attainment rates of all ethnic groups. Chicanas/os are also the most likely to attend a community college. Over half of all Chicanas/os who pursue a college education attend a community college. However, due to low retention and transfer rates at the community college, their representation and degree attainment rates at four-year universities remain low. Research has shown that having access to college based information and resources is important for improving retention and transfer, yet little is known about how some Chicanas/os manage to gain access to information and resources while others do not. This dissertation addresses this gap in the literature by using the concept of social capital, which is the value embodied in networks that are linked to socially valued resources (Bourdieu, 1986), to understand the access to information/resources among Chicana/o students.

ISBN: 9780549846086Subjects--Topical Terms:

1018008
Education, Community College.

Community college transfer: The role of social capital in the transfer process of Chicana/o students.
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520 $a This study used a qualitative research design that subscribes to the theoretical tradition of grounded theory to examine the experiences of Chicanas/os at two Northern California community colleges. The sample consisted of twenty six students who were in their final year at the community college prior to transferring and seven faculty members who were identified as key members of their networks on campus. Data was collected from semi-structured interviews with students and faculty members, shadowing and observation sessions, and archival materials.
520 $a The data showed that different methods of accessing social capital are accessible to Chicana/o students depending on their participation in particular settings within the community college. One method, which is highly valuable for students who enter the community college with little accumulated capital, is through strong multidimensional relationships with key faculty members of the Chicana/o community on campus. A second method that is used among students who are less involved in the Chicana/o community is through weak ties with Chicana/o community faculty members. Last, institutional avenues are used as methods of accessing social capital among Chicana/o students who do not participate in the Chicana/o community. However, these institutional avenues are more accessible to students who enter the community college already with accumulated capital, and are therefore less likely to provide opportunities for social mobility.
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