LATINO MILLENNIAL COLLEGE STUDENTS: A COHORT WITHIN...
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LATINO MILLENNIALCOLLEGE STUDENTS:A COHORT WITHINTHE MILLENNIALGENERATIONMilagros LopezThe University of Texas at Austin
Learning Outcomes
Determine if any differences between Latinomillennials and their counterparts.
Consider what student affairs professionals cando to better support these students.
Generational theory
Howe and Strauss:
A generation is “a society-wide peer group,born over of roughly the same length as thepassage from youth to adulthood, whocollectively posses a common persona” (Howe& Strauss, 2000).
Generational Persona
Perceived membershipin a commongeneration
Common beliefs andbehaviors
Common location inhistory
(Howe & Strauss, 2000)
Millennials
Sheltered
Confident
Team-oriented
Conventional
Pressured
Achieving
Special
Born roughly between 1982 and2003
7 unique characteristics
Parental involvement
Millennial students expect their parents tohave an active role in their collegeexperience
Notion of helicopter parents
Latino millennial collegestudents
Special??
Sheltered??
Confident??
Conventional??
Helicopterparents??
Do these characteristics applyto Latino millennial collegestudents?
Ortiz and Pichardo-Diaz
Latino parental involvement
Perceived as less involved
Latino parents more involved at-homethan at-school
Familismo
Institutional changes
Diversity course requirement Technology incorporated Parent services
Future Research
Explore the known characteristics of theMillennial Generation through the lens of theLatino college student to investigate andunderstand if any differences between Latinomillennials and their counterparts.
Implications
How can student affairs professionals bettersupport Latino millennial college students?
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