First-Generation Latinx Students’ Experience with High School Counselors
The Latinx community is growing at an alarming rate in the country. First-generation Latinx Students are uninformed about navigating the educational system, which can place them at a higher risk of dropping out of college. The present work explores the relationship between high school guidance counselors and Latinx first-generation students by producing a podcast that features seven interviews with Barrett The Honors College's first-generation Latinx students. Student participants answered questions about their families, high school experience, and college transition. The student responses were shared with two high school counselors, who reflected on the student participants' answers and shared their perspectives on working with Latinx first-generation students. The findings suggest that the student-to-counselor ratio affects the role of counselors in assisting students, along with the determination of Barrett Honors Latinx First Generation students to push through obstacles to receive higher education.
- Author (aut): Maya, Alejandra
- Thesis director: Garcia, David
- Committee member: Schugurensky, Daniel, 1958-
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Contributor (ctb): Division of Teacher Preparation
- Contributor (ctb): School of Politics and Global Studies