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Latino Parent Involvement in College Access and Success: Developing Culturally Relevant Resources

Registration Fee: $345.00

Description

Latino Parent Involvement in College Access and Success:

Developing Culturally Relevant Resources
Available On-Demand

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"Parents remain an untapped resource with incredible potential for increasing the educational outcomes of first generation and underrepresented students. Recognizing and building upon forms of familial and community cultural wealth is an essential step in involving students’ families and in developing culturally relevant college planning and preparation resources and outreach. Including students’ families will extend the base of support for postsecondary access, persistence and achievement."

Amy Fann, Ph.D.

Webinar Presenter

Overview

Latino parents have high aspirations for their children to go to college. However, parents, who did not have the opportunity to go to college themselves, have deeply felt the need for basic information, including that which will help them to understand the salient differences between types of institutions, admissions requirements, and financial aid. Lack of college knowledge, structural barriers, language barriers, and unfamiliarity with the U.S. education system make it especially challenging for many Latino parents to help their children prepare for and persist in college.

This webinar will focus on the unique role of parents in college preparation, planning and success with an emphasis on Latino families. Participants will learn about research on the role of parental involvement in college access and success, and recommendations for developing culturally relevant resources. Participants will also receive a set of parent workshop materials in both English and Spanish that can be adapted for different uses.

Objectives

Overview of research on the key determinants of college access
The critical role of parents in college preparation, planning and success
What parents need to know about getting their children into college
Recommendations for developing college preparation and planning resources for Latino families
Participants will brainstorm about other ideas for involving Latino parents and outreach to diverse parent groups
Asset mapping exercise: identifying existing institutional and community resources that can be used in parental outreach efforts

Who Should Attend?

Academic advisors/counselors
Teachers
District parent liaisons
Directors of community-based youth/family programs
Deans of Student Services
Student affairs professionals
Student affairs leaders
Outreach Directors/staff
Enrollment Management Directors/staff
Faculty
Anyone interested in increasing the role of parental involvement in college access and success
Anyone who works with culturally diverse populations in the areas of college access and success

Who is the speaker?

Amy Fann is an Assistant Professor in the Counseling and Higher Education Program at the University of North Texas. She received her Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change at the University of California Los Angeles in 2005. Her research focuses on postsecondary access for underrepresented students and family involvement in college planning, preparation and success. Dr. Fann directs The Latino Family College Access Project at UNT which provides training to communities, schools and postsecondary institutions in the area of parental involvement in college preparation, planning and success and is committed to advancing research on the role of families in college access and persistence.

Registration Information

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