Annotated Bibliography

Fry, R. (2004). Latino Youth Finishing College: The Role of Selective Pathways. Pew Hispanic

Center.

According to the article Richard Fry, Latino students are more likely to struggle more in

school compared to white students (p.01). Even though they have similar education

backgrounds and opportunities the difference in dropout rates is relatively grater then that

of a white student. They are less likely to apply at a college that carefully selects the

students that will enter and more likely select a college or a university with a high

acceptance rate (p. 13). The problem is that Hispanic students are not prepared because

they didn’t take the necessary criteria that is needed, and they get discouraged (p. 17).

That will be the main focus of the paper.

Arevalo, I., So, D., & McNaughton-Cassill, M. (2016). 3 The role of collectivism among Latino

American college students. 2 Journal of Latinos & Education, 15(1), 3–11. 4

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According to the article, “The Role of Collectivism Among Latino American College

Students,” Latinos enrollment rates have increased in the past few years (p. 3). Latinos

also make up the largest percentage of an ethnic group in the US (p. 4). This means that

Latinos as a whole can succeed, but their graduation rate is far smaller, only one seventh

actually graduate (p. 3). Latinos also talk and interact more with others unlike the other

ethnic groups who mostly talk or interact within themselves. 1 Compared to other ethnic

groups Latinos are less likely to actually get a degree. The focus is now to help get them

to walk the stage when they graduate. There needs to be more programs and more
 research done to see why the percentage of Latino graduates is so low even though more

are enrolling.

Richmond, J. (1986). The Importance of Student Involvement: A Dialogue with Alexander

Astin. Journal of Counseling & Development, 65(2), 92. Retrieved from http://0-

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Student participation is important because it builds a sense in belonging and unity for

people, as well as doing something good for their school and can help the student further

their education along with motivating them. According to Astin, being involved actually

helps the student, because without motivation the student will more than likely drop out

(p. 92). Joining an organization on campus can help students relize how it actually

fulfills their needs and helps feel like a part of something important (p. 93). Astin also

explains how students need to vote on campus and how by them selecting who leads

certain organizations shows the goals and changes that they want to have done (p. 94).

These are reasons why Latino students should be involved because it helps motivate them

and encourages them to get involved and to graduate with the help of these organizations.

Grossman, H. (1984). 1 Educating Hispanic Students: Cultural Implications for Instruction,

Classroom Management, Counseling and Assessment. Springfield, Il: Thomas.

According to Herbert Grossman teachers in school should try to teach Hispanic students

by realizing that they have a different culture than other students and that the way that

they learn certain subjects is different. Compared to other ethnicities Hispanic students

struggle a lot more in school and it is also less likely for them to graduate. If teachers and

counselors relize that there are multiple students with different cultures and backgrounds
 it can help them adjust the way that they teach or communicate to students and help them

overall in the way that they feel about learning. In my opinion this will help many

students not just Hispanics, they will have more motivation to learn and to want to

continue their education and earn a degree.

Pedraza, P.& Rivera, M. (Eds.). (2005). Latino Education: An Agenda for Community Action

Research. Mahwah, NJ. Erlbaum.

Pedraza and Rivera state that the anthology will discuss the topics of Latino culture and

how school systems can be improved to help Latinos as far as helping them get a better

education and succeed. This anthology was written by Latinos who have experienced

these difficulties in the classroom and have studied the education system. These authors

wish to help better the system and want to educate and teach people how to do so, as well

as have social equality overall. This is very helpful piece of information that will

significantly improve the lives of Latino children and help them in an effective way in

life.

Camacho Liu, M. (2011, July). 2 Investing in Higher Education for Latinos-Trends in Latino

College Access and Success. National Conference for States Legislatures.

Latinos are the fastest growing group in the United States today and have low graduation

rates compared to other ethnic groups (p.1). The more that Latinos go to school and

graduate from high school the more that they enroll in college and hopefully get their

degreed (p.3). Reasons that Latinos and Latinas fall behind in getting their degree is lack

of knowledge on financial aid and scholarships, as well as responsibilities and life at

home, schools need to help and support student to get them into college and to help them

graduate (p.4). Things that will help students get a degree are to help with funding, online
 classes, encouragement at a young age, etc.(pgs.7-8). It is important to know the issue,

find out why, and to see what can be done to better improve the lives of Latinos in

America.

Fry, R. (2002). Latinos in higher education: Many enroll, too few graduate.

According to Fry there are many students that attend colleges and universities but there

are few that actually get their degree. More Latinos tend to gravitate towards two-year

college programs rather than four (p. 13). There is a slight difference in the number of

Latinos that go to college, the highest being Cuba and South America followed by

Mexico than Puerto Rico (p.16-17). Also, Latinos that were born in the US are more

likely to go to university than Latinos who were not (p. 17). This indicates that there is

multiple Latino groups that must be looked at in order to help them succeed in school and

get them to graduate.

Forquer, L. M., Camden, A. E., Gabriau, K. M., & Johnson, C. M. (2008). Sleep patterns of

college students at a public university. Journal of American College Health, 56(5), 563-

565.

According to this article college students do not get the amount of sleep that they should

be getting for their average age group. This can affect them with everyday performances

for example driving and affect their grades in school (p. 563). Multiple students had

difficulty sleeping and some stated that they would wake up in the middle of the night

more than once (p. 564). By sleeping well students will be able to perform well in school

and their overall health will improve as well (p.564). Sleeping has a greater impact on

students than some may notice, this factor plays a role in a student’s ability to succeed

and to be motivated and have the energy to continue.

Ross, S. E., Niebling, B. C., & Heckert, T. M. (1999). Sources of stress among college students.

Social psychology, 61(5), 841-846.

According to this article a first-year student will be more susceptible to stress than other

students (p.01). Stress can affect student’s sleep and eating patterns as well as their

relationships with friends and family and how much time they spend with them (p.03).

There should be a class or a program that students should take to help them manage and

cope with stress that students deal with (p.04). There should be more attention brought to

the stress that students deal with, students today have jobs and other responsibilities that

need to be done all while trying to succeed in school.

Misra, R., & McKean, M. (2000). College Students’ Academic Stress and Its Relation to Their

Anxiety, Time Management, and Leisure Satisfaction. American Journal of Health

Studies, 16(1), 41. Retrieved from http://0-

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According to Misra and McKean students should try and use time management skills that

would help them manage their stress as well (p. 41). Stress can affect people’s health if it

is in large amounts that can actually be harmful (p. 41). Although some students had

good time management skills that did not decrease the amount of stress (p. 48). Students

are still developing coping skills within the first two years in college (p.49). Overall

students should still work on time management to help cope with anxiety because they do

not want to leave it till the last minute and get anxious and sleep deprivation.