"Here the Professors Are Your Guide, Tus Guías": Latina/o Student Validating Experiences With Faculty at a Hispanic-Serving Community College. (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alcantar, Cynthia M.; Hernandez, Edwin
• Is Part Of: Journal of Hispanic higher education. Volume 19:Number 1(2020:Jan.)
• Page Start: 3
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Latina/o students -- Hispanic-Serving Institution -- community college -- validation theory -- student–faculty relationships; Hispanic Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States -- Periodicals; 378.1982968073
• DOI: 10.1177/1538192718766234
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1538-1927

Abstract

Through interviews with nine Latina/o students enrolled in a 2-year Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), this study examined their interactions with faculty utilizing validation theory as a guiding framework. Findings demonstrate the critical role faculty serve as validating agents and the importance of supporting 2-year HSIs faculty to practice validating experiences. Validating faculty interactions have the potential to increase Latina/o community college student's sense of belonging, persistence, and academic self-concept.