Exploring Factors that Motivate Migrant GED Graduates to Pursue and Persist in Postsecondary Education

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dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Susie Mendez
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-30T14:40:36Z
dc.date.available2020-03-30T14:40:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-07
dc.description.abstractThis exploratory case study investigated the factors that motivate migrant students who graduate from the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) in the lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas with a General Educational Development (GED) certificate to move on to postsecondary education. The results of the study indicate that the most salient motivating factor for enrollment and persistence was self-efficacy. Other motivational factors include the support received from family and teachers. Other findings indicate that the migrant lifestyle both hindered and encouraged matriculation. Additional findings detail a predisposition for choosing a career in the medical field due, in part to the shortage of medical personnel and the growing number of health facilities in South Texas.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
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dc.format.extent132 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationCastillo, S. M. (2006). Exploring factors that motivate migrant GED graduates to pursue and persist in postsecondary education (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/9540
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectchildren of migrant laborers
dc.subjectself-efficacy
dc.subjectpostsecondary education
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectTexas case studies
dc.titleExploring Factors that Motivate Migrant GED Graduates to Pursue and Persist in Postsecondary Education
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentEducational Administration and Psychological Services
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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