The Latino Parents-Learning About College (LaP-LAC) Program: Educational Empowerment of Latino Families Through Psychoeducational Group Work
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- L. DiAnne Borders, Burlington Industries Excellence Professor (Creator)
- Laura McLaughlin Gonzalez, Associate Professor (Creator)
- Erik M. Hines, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Parental involvement is crucial to facilitating a child's high school success and enhancing their post-secondary opportunities. Unfortunately, the ability for Latina/o parents and guardians to engage in parental involvement is hindered by a general lack of familiarity with U.S. educational systems and post-secondary options. With these barriers in mind, the Latino Parents-Learning About College (LaP-LAC) program was developed. The LaP-LAC is a psychoeducational group work experience wherein Latina/o parents with high school-aged children learn to understand the high school curriculum and become more familiar with post-secondary options (including financial aid), in an effort to empower themselves and their families.
The Latino Parents-Learning About College (LaP-LAC) Program: Educational Empowerment of Latino Families Through Psychoeducational Group Work
PDF (Portable Document Format)
102 KB
Created on 4/15/2014
Views: 3670
Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal for Specialists in Group Work
- Language: English
- Date: 2014
- Keywords
- college, high school, Latino, parental involvement, psychoeducational