VISTAS School Counseling

VISTAS Online is an innovative publication produced for ACA by Dr. Garry R. Walz and Dr. Jeanne C. Bleuer of Counseling Outfitters, LLC. Its purpose is to provide a means of capturing the ideas, information and experiences generated by the annual ACA Conference and selected ACA Division Conferences. Papers on a program or practice that has been validated through research or experience may also be submitted. This digital collection of peer-reviewed articles is authored by counselors, for counselors. VISTAS Online contains the full text of over 900 proprietary counseling articles published from 2004 to 2017.



The Role of School Counselors to Help Teachers Understand Challenges that Impede Latina/o Students from Higher Education

Javier Cavazos Vela, Gregory Scott Sparrow, Eunice Lerma, Michelle Cavazos, Megan Calvillo, and Stacey L. Gonzalez

2014

Twenty-seven prospective teachers provided perspectives regarding challenges that impede Latina/o students from enrolling in higher education. The results indicate that while some prospective teachers mentioned the school system, other teachers mentioned Latina/o students and their parents. Implications for school counselors to help prospective and current teachers understand challenges that Latina/o students face are provided.

Keywords: Latina/o students, teacher education, school counselors

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