Abstract
Notwithstanding years of retention efforts, graduation rates of Latinas/os remain alarmingly low. The purpose of this review is threefold. First, the authors go beyond traditional theory and highlight those scholars who shed new information on retention for Latina/o students. Second, they summarize factors that specifically affect Latina/o students. Third, promising practices for effectively retaining Latina/o students in higher education institutions are highlighted.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 23-53 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Journal of Hispanic Higher Education |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Education
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