The Latina/o Pathway to the Ph. D. : Abriendo Caminos.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword 1 -- Foreword 2 -- Preface Entendiendo La Historia De Latina/os En El Camino a La Universidad (understanding the History of Latina/Os on the Road to the University) Education for La Raza Cósmica -- Part One: El Camino Recorrido (The Road Traveled) -- 1: Cultivando Semillas Educacionales (Cultivating Educational Seeds) Understanding the Experiences of K-8 Latina/o Students -- 2: Keeping Our Children in High School We Know What Works-Why Aren't We Doing It? -- 3: Latinos and Community Colleges A Pathway to Graduate Studies? -- 4: An Assessment of Hispanic Students in Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education -- 5: Dean-Based Leadership Reflective Comments on Latina/o Master's Degree Participation -- Part Two: Navegando El Camino (Navigating the Path) -- 6: The Latina/o Ph.d: Pipeline A Case of Historical and Contemporary Under-Representation -- 7: Latinas and the Doctorate the ''Status'' of Attainment and Experience from the Margin -- 8: Bridging Two Worlds Academia and Latina/o Identity -- 9: Differences and Similarities Latina and Latino Doctoral Students Navigating the Gender Divide -- 10: Sustaining Latina/o Doctoral Students A Psychosociocultural Approach for Faculty -- Part Three: Aprendiendo De Los Pasajeros (Learning from the Passengers) -- 11: Finding My Way Enculturation to the Ph.d -- 12: Manteniendo Nuestra Cultura (Sustaining Our Culture) Cultural and Social Adjustments of Latina/os in Doctoral Programs -- 13: Maintaining a Strong Latina/o Identity While Balancing Trails -- 14: Querer Es Poder Maintaining and Creating Famili´a as a Doctoral Student -- 15: Juggling Intellectuality and Latino Masculinity La Calle, Mi Famili´a, Y La Escuela (The Streets, My Family, and School) -- 16: The Brown Diamond a Latina in the Sciences.

17: Collegial Alliances? Exploring One Chicano's Perspective on Mentoring in Research and Academia -- 18: Being Latina and Abd ¡¿Cuando Terminas Mujer?! (When Will You Finish?!) -- 19: Enderezando El Camino (Strengthening the Path) Dispelling Myths and Providing Directions for Latina/o Doctoral Students -- About the Editors -- Index.

This is the first book specifically to engage with the absence of Latinas/os in doctoral studies. It proposes educational and administrative strategies to open up the pipeline, and institutional practices to ensure access, support, models and training for Latinas/os aspiring to the Ph.D..

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.