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Increasing Hispanic STEM Majors’ Persistence to Degree: An Initiative to Harness Family Support

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A fraction of the highly lucrative scientific, biomedical, and technology workforce is Hispanic. At all levels of scientific training, Hispanic students drop out at higher rates than their White and Asian peers. Hispanic college students often attend local colleges and live with their families. We created and evaluated an initiative based on Balanced Identity Design and Utility-Value theories to leverage families as a powerful resource for supporting Hispanic students' engagement and persistence as STEM majors.

Source: Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

DOI: 10.1177/15381927251392122

Authors: Anna Woodcock, Nadia M. Hernandez, Kamel Haddad, Paul R. Hernandez

Institutions: California State University, San Marcos, Parent Institute for Quality Education, University of Northern Colorado, Texas A&M University

Language: English

Topic: Higher Education Research Studies

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, California State University San Marcos, National Institute of General Medical Sciences