GA Garcia, JJ Ramirez - Urban Education, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com

Institutional agents at a Hispanic serving institution: Using social capital to empower students.

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minority-Serving Institutions Research Expansion Program AND Program Evaluation

Garcia, Ramirez

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Excerpt

As enrollment-driven postsecondary institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) must actively find ways to better “serve” their students. Guided by Stanton-Salazar's social capital framework, this study sought to understand how institutional agents use various forms of capital to develop structures that support and empower minoritized students. Using data from a study of one 4-year, master's granting HSI, we highlight how four institutional leaders serve as empowerment agents for students, seeking ways to challenge the status quo while …

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