Hispanic Youth Dropout Rates: Implementation of Educational Strategies to Lower Rates
Introduction
Hispanic’s success in education and the labor market is of both immediate and long-term importance to America’s economy. Failure in high school not only affects the individual, but also negatively impacts multiple aspects of our society. Some of these negative aspects include a lost chance for a college education, lower paying jobs, political apathy, decrease in tax revenue, health problems and strain on social services. With 54 million Hispanics staging what will soon become the “new normal,” this is an issue that society may well want to address sooner rather than later. Research indicates that a lack of, or a limited education often results …show more content…
The low socioeconomic status of Hispanic minorities has led to lower achievement levels in primary and secondary schools, which is an extension of the lack of early childhood education enrollment. The data does show that Hispanic parents do value early childhood education programs and at least know of them. “Parents express interest in enrolling their children in early education programs and supporting them through postsecondary schooling,” (Garcia & Jensen, 2007, p. 1). The support of early childhood education programs by Hispanic parents should be interpreted as the need for further initiatives to support early childhood enrollment of Hispanic youth. The socioeconomic barriers that are linked to the lack of enrollment into early childhood education programs have impacted the achievement levels of Hispanic youth through the level of secondary …show more content…
For example, King & Vidourek (2010) describe the impact alcohol has on the Hispanic youth. “The present study found that 24.5% of Hispanic students in 7th-12th grades reported using alcohol in the past 30 days and 15.2% reported frequently engaging in episodic heavy drinking,” (King & Vidourek, 2010, p. 1). The Hispanic culture thus shows a propensity for alcohol abuse at a young age for school aged Hispanic children. The cultural values of Hispanics are thus more reflective of a lack of societal integration, which can increase alcohol abuse by a lack of social support and alcohol abuse prevention programs in Hispanic
Introduction
Hispanic’s success in education and the labor market is of both immediate and long-term importance to America’s economy. Failure in high school not only affects the individual, but also negatively impacts multiple aspects of our society. Some of these negative aspects include a lost chance for a college education, lower paying jobs, political apathy, decrease in tax revenue, health problems and strain on social services. With 54 million Hispanics staging what will soon become the “new normal,” this is an issue that society may well want to address sooner rather than later. Research indicates that a lack of, or a limited education often results …show more content…
The low socioeconomic status of Hispanic minorities has led to lower achievement levels in primary and secondary schools, which is an extension of the lack of early childhood education enrollment. The data does show that Hispanic parents do value early childhood education programs and at least know of them. “Parents express interest in enrolling their children in early education programs and supporting them through postsecondary schooling,” (Garcia & Jensen, 2007, p. 1). The support of early childhood education programs by Hispanic parents should be interpreted as the need for further initiatives to support early childhood enrollment of Hispanic youth. The socioeconomic barriers that are linked to the lack of enrollment into early childhood education programs have impacted the achievement levels of Hispanic youth through the level of secondary …show more content…
For example, King & Vidourek (2010) describe the impact alcohol has on the Hispanic youth. “The present study found that 24.5% of Hispanic students in 7th-12th grades reported using alcohol in the past 30 days and 15.2% reported frequently engaging in episodic heavy drinking,” (King & Vidourek, 2010, p. 1). The Hispanic culture thus shows a propensity for alcohol abuse at a young age for school aged Hispanic children. The cultural values of Hispanics are thus more reflective of a lack of societal integration, which can increase alcohol abuse by a lack of social support and alcohol abuse prevention programs in Hispanic