Mexican-Origin High School Students' Stories of Academic Success Implications for School and Community Educators
Format
Individual Presentation
Location
Scarbrough 4
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Relevance
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Brief Program Description
Based on interviews with eight high-achieving, Mexican-origin, rural high school students in southeastern Georgia, participants will learn how these former migrant students achieved their academic success. Specifically, participants will learn: (1) What were the reasons for their academic success? (2) What were the barriers to their academic success? (3) What were the strategies for overcoming the barriers? (4) What people helped them to succeed? (5) What resources helped them to succeed? We will discuss how school and community educators may learn from these personal success stories to improve the school achievement and academic resilience of rural Mexican-origin students.
Summary
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Evidence
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Biographical Sketch
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Keyword Descriptors
Mexican-origin, Rural high school, Migrant students, Academic success
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
3-2-2015 3:00 PM
End Date
3-2-2015 4:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Rea, Dan and Rea, Maria Fatima, "Mexican-Origin High School Students' Stories of Academic Success Implications for School and Community Educators" (2015). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 233.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2015/2015/233
Mexican-Origin High School Students' Stories of Academic Success Implications for School and Community Educators
Scarbrough 4
Based on interviews with eight high-achieving, Mexican-origin, rural high school students in southeastern Georgia, participants will learn how these former migrant students achieved their academic success. Specifically, participants will learn: (1) What were the reasons for their academic success? (2) What were the barriers to their academic success? (3) What were the strategies for overcoming the barriers? (4) What people helped them to succeed? (5) What resources helped them to succeed? We will discuss how school and community educators may learn from these personal success stories to improve the school achievement and academic resilience of rural Mexican-origin students.
