Fostering College Readiness: An Ethnography of a Latina/o Afterschool Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 922-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antar A. Tichavakunda
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
College Readiness ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Afterschool Programs ◽  
Afterschool Program ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Noncognitive Factors ◽  
School Youth

There are two, related types of college readiness: (a) cognitive—students’ test scores and grades and (b) noncognitive—students’ academic mind-sets, behaviors, and motivation. This study uses an ethnographic approach to examine how an afterschool program for Latina/o high school youth fosters noncognitive factors of college readiness. Based on over 80 hr of participant observation and 31 semistructured interviews, this work demonstrates how an afterschool program acts as a supplement to students’ noncognitive factors of college readiness. The findings also suggest that afterschool programs for high school youth can act as hubs of behavioral nudges toward noncognitive college readiness and access.

scholarly journals APRENDIZADO, ENCONTRO COM AMIGOS E TROLLAÇÃO: OS SIGNIFICADOS DA ESCOLA PARA JOVENS ESTUDANTES DAS CAMADAS MÉDIAS * LEARNING, MEETING WITH FRIENDS AND HAVING FUN: THE MEANINGS OF SCHOOL FOR YOUNG STUDENTS OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Rosana Da Silva Cuba
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Virtual Network ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The West ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Group I ◽  
The Social ◽  
Young Students ◽  
School Youth

<p><strong>Resumo: </strong>As mutações sociais pelas quais o Ocidente passa a partir do século XX contribuem para redefinir as esferas tradicionais de socialização e ensino, como a escola e os processos de escolarização. O objetivo deste artigo é mostrar como os jovens estudantes (do ensino médio) provenientes das classes médias concebem a escola. A pesquisa é de cunho qualitativo e utilizou-se de quatro procedimentos metodológicos: observação participante; questionário; narrativas e análise de grupo virtual da rede Facebook. Concluiu-se que os jovens expressam posições ambíguas: é o espaço, por excelência, do aprendizado e, ao mesmo tempo, do encontro com os amigos e da trollação.</p><p><strong>Palavras-chaves</strong>: Escola; Jovens; Camadas médias; Ensino Médio.</p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The social changes through which passes the West in the twentieth century contributed to redefining the tradicional spheres of socialization and education, such as school and schooling processes. The purpose of this article is to show how young students (high school) from the middle classes have seen the school and their schooling processes. The research is a qualitative narrative and used four instruments: participant observation; questionnaire; narratives and analysis of virtual network Facebook group. I t was concluded that young people has expressed ambiguous positions: is the space par excellence of learning an d the same time, meeting with friends and having fun.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: School; Youth; Middle classes; High School.</p>

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