What would your ideal graduate mentoring program look like?: Latina/o student success in higher education. Issue 4 (2nd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mireles-Rios, Rebeca; Garcia, Nichole M.
• Is Part Of: Journal of Latinos and education. Volume 18:Issue 4(2019)
• Page Start: 376
• Page End: 386
• Publication Date: 2019-10-02
• Subjects: graduate-undergraduate mentoring -- higher education -- Latina/o student success -- persistence -- retention; Hispanic Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Hispanic Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Education -- Periodicals; Latin Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Periodicals; 371.82968073
• DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2018.1447937
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1534-8431

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study discusses how a diverse group of Latina/o undergraduate students perceive the ideal graduate-undergraduate mentoring program. Based on Latina/o undergraduate student voices from diverse majors and experiences, the results offer concrete solutions on how graduate student mentoring can play a pivotal role in increasing and enhancing Latina/o undergraduate students' persistence at a research university. Major themes include graduate students being relatable role models who understand and can relate to first-generation college students' life experiences and help them navigate the university. Few studies have focused on student perspectives of those attending HSIs at research institutions.