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"Wrestling with the bear" : a qualitative study of Mexican American male student success at a Christian university

Author:	David Anthony Ortiz; Indiana University, Bloomington.
Publisher:	[Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006.
Dissertation:	Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2006.
Edition/Format:	Thesis/dissertation : Document : Thesis/dissertation  Computer File : English
Publication:	Dissertation Abstracts International, 67-08A.
Summary:	This study examines the experiences of nine Mexican American male students who completed their baccalaureate degree at a Christian university located in the Southwest. Three questions guide this study. One, what are the barriers to success that Mexican American male students face and how do these students use heuristic (campus specific) knowledge and theoretical knowledge as a means to overcome these barriers? Second, how does membership in student organizations affect educational attainment, sense of belonging, and student success? Third, how do the mission, campus culture and traditions of a faith-based university influence the success of Mexican American male students? Data were collected primarily through individual and focus group interviews. The findings point to a process-oriented pathway to success characterized by eight themes. They are: family support, culture shock, financial press, faith matters, institutional ownership, academic performance, identity development and environmental duality. These themes represent significant influences on the students' overall college experience and interpersonal development while creating the foundation for persistence and success. The themes were at times interrelated and generally followed a set pattern of progression. A conceptual model was developed to represent the eight themes and a set of four primary clusters and highlight the process-oriented manner of success. The four clusters are: (1) student entry characteristics, (2) adaptation-the process by which students adapted to the university after initial entry, (3) empowerment-the experiences that led these students to develop a sense of commitment towards and within the university, and finally, (4) the overall personal development and set of criteria that enabled these students to eventually identify themselves as successful, referred to as victory characteristics. Implications for practice and research are also offered.  Read more...
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