Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
2006
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
First Advisor
Nancy J. Evans
Abstract
Higher education scholars have examined Latino/a student experiences and ethnic identity, yet there is no research describing the ethnic identity development of members of a Latino fraternity at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand how membership in a Latino fraternity at a HSI enhanced members' ethnic identity development. Utilizing Bronfenbrenner's (2005) bioecological theory of human development as the guiding framework for this study, six themes emerged which enhanced members' ethnic identity development: family, the HSI campus, language, involvement, other Greeks and Greeks affairs policies, and gender. Implications for student affairs and higher education administrators at HSIs and non-HSIs and for Latino parents and families are discussed. In addition, recommendations for future research are explored.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-12007
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu
Copyright Owner
Juan Ricardo Guardia
Copyright Date
2006
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI3229078
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
211 pages
Recommended Citation
Guardia, Juan Ricardo, "Nuestra identidad y experiencias (our identity and experiences): ethnic identity development of Latino fraternity members at a Hispanic-Serving Institution " (2006). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 1517.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/1517
