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Aspirations And Expectations In Latino Youth: The Role Of Barriers And Support In The Transition Out Of High School, Rachel M. Feuer

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Theses and Dissertations

This study uses a possible selves framework to examine the future aspirations and expectation of Latino youth in the transition from high school. A mixed-methods design was used to explore the nature of youth's educational and occupational aspirations and expectations, including the gaps between expectations and aspirations and the gaps between expectations and behavior, and to examine the role of barriers and social support in youth's aspirations and expectations. Thirty-two Latino adolescents completed a quantitative survey while seniors in high school and then participated in one-on-one qualitative interviews on year later during their transition from high school. Results supported the …