I. Introduction
a. Research Question:
i. To explore 4-H marketing strategies in involving the Hispanic population in Clark County to decrease high school drop out in the Hispanic community.
b. Background of 4-H
i. The 4-H pledge provides a foundational understanding of the goals of this more than 100 year-old youth development program. This comprehensive approach to youth development offers young people important developmental opportunities to foster a successful transition to young adulthood. The 4-H Program was created in the late 1890's and early 1900's in response to the need for better agriculture education. The 4-H Program started as an innovative outreach program for the land-grant universities' Cooperative Extension Service. The
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Research has shown that youth programs impart many benefits to Hispanic youth involved in positive youth development programs, including increased self-confidence and higher graduation rates from high school. Research also shows that youth involved in these programs are less likely to engage in destructive or risky behaviors, such alcohol and drug use. Because minority youth are less likely than other youth to participate in youth programs; a need exists to understand factors that influence Hispanic involvement in youth programs (Haines, 2010). A majority of professionals positively reported that there are benefits for youth of color and youth with disabilities in 4-H youth programs. Respondents indicated that the lack of information about 4-H youth programs was the biggest barrier to diversity-inclusive 4-H programs. As demographic populations shift, 4-H programs must continue to implement inclusive programs and assess current programs to ensure that historically marginalized groups are being encouraged to join (LaVergne, …show more content…
Why Do Hispanic Students Drop Out?
i. A factor contributing to a higher dropout rate for immigrant Hispanics
1. Legal status: more than seven in ten are unauthorized and thus, ineligible for employment and most educational aid (These late entrants are not likely to be eligible for legal status under the DREAM act) Low English skills: two-thirds have extremely poor English skills (i.e. they reported speaking English “not well” or “not at all”) Low education: many come for work and have limited or interrupted education in their home countries. As time passes, it becomes more difficult and fewer opportunities exist for these young adults to recover education (Voices, 2011).
c. Based on this literature review
i. Hypothesis 1: If the Hispanic population knew about the 4-H program, they would be more likely to get involved in the after school
“When schools, parents, families, and communities work together to support learning, students tend to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level programs.” (Van Roeckel, 2008, p. 1) Deer Valley High School in Glendale, AZ is the first high school built in the Deer Valley Unified Scholl District, and with a population around 1800 students, the high school is one of the bigger schools in the state. It has a tradition of family on its’ campus, where there are still teachers teaching that were there when the school opened in 1980. A number of former students have become new teachers on campus and just about all the teachers’ children have attended and graduated from the campus. With a school like ours, there are many connections to the community around it and it is demonstrated by the programs that bring in parent and community to help with the development of our students. There are numerous booster clubs run on our campus to help support student achievement on the sports fields, a school to work programs to teach the students necessary skills in different areas of either nursing, sports medicine classes, and in the culinary arts classrooms, and funding to our school to help ensure all students graduate on time. There are many programs on our campus, but I will discuss four of the programs: baseball booster club, C2G program, “school-to-work”, and the special education program sponsored by Arrowhead Hospital. These programs are designed to improve the relationships between the campus and the people in the community, and give all students on campus every opportunity to succeed in their future.
Rancho Viejo Middle School is a school in Hemet Unified School District. Rancho Viejo has a population of 1229 students. The race breakdown as follows: 62% are Hispanic, 20% White, 12% Black, and 3% of students are of two or more races. So in order to interpret the data it is critical to look at the background of the students that attend this school. As a school counselor looks to address issues surrounding equity and leveling the playing field this reader focused on 3 data base information to address issues surrounding what could be done to address these issues.
The Southwest United States is an area of great diversity. It is located on the border between the US and Mexico. In this region there are four main ethnicities represented: Hispanics, African Americans, Anglo Americans, and Native Americans. These groups interact daily working in the same offices and going to school together. Youth of each ethnicity face risks as they grow up. By focusing on the Hispanic adolescent girl the extent of the possible risks to one ethnicity can be explored. These risks will include motivation at school, the risk of dropping out of school, the at-risk classification, which includes gang involvement, and teen pregnancy. The results of studies focused on the risks to Hispanic girls will be compared to an interview with a Hispanic girl living in Tucson, Arizona and what she feels the actual risks are. Through the comparison a full view of the risks to adolescent Hispanic girls growing up in the border region will be seen.
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In the United States the population has been increasing because Latinos are still immigrating to reach their American dream. The American dream varies to different people in terms of what it means. However, the majority come to the U.S for better opportunities such as employment, status, and education. In the article the Latino Education Crisis by Patricia Gandara elaborates the fact that Latinos are the “fastest- growing ethnic group, but the most poorly educated”. In fact, many people are aware that Latinos are facing a lot of education crisis such as low-income families, less education, and lack of aspiration and these factors create the largest effect on narrowing the achievement gap. For this reason, Latinos should focus on early education.
... of this research was that Mexican American women showed a “positive attitude toward the CBT-GSH program and a desire to engage in it” (Shea, Cachelink, Uribe, Stiegel, Thompson, 2012).
Most immigrants usually fill essential service jobs in the economy, which are vacant. Unfortunately, like new immigrants throughout U.S. history, “they experience conditions that are commonly deprived, oppressive, and exploitive” (Conover, 2000). They are paid low wages with little potential for advancement, are subjected to hazardous working conditions, and are threatened with losing their jobs and even deportation if they voice dissatisfaction with the way they are treated. Many work several jobs to make ends meet. Many also live in substandard housing with abusive landlords, have few health cares options, and are victims of fraud and other crimes.
After about twelve years of the DREAM Act floating around in congress, many people on both sides of the issue are unsure of what will happen. For some, the fact that it has been around for long without much progress means that the DREAM Act will not pass. On the other side of this issue, the dreamers, continue fighting to keep the DREAM Act alive, so that all the immigrant students can continue to post secondary education, and not have to stop their education at the end of 12th grade. These young immigrants were brought here when they were younger and have lived in the United States most of their life. They are known as dreamers because many of them cannot continue their education due to the barriers placed on them because of their undocumented status. Those who wish to continue to a post secondary education have to pay higher out-of-state tuition rates. The passing of the DREAM Act will provide a path to legalization for educated and dedicated individuals who will continue to contribute a lot to the U.S. economy and in many other ways. The majority of undocumented students were brought to the U.S. when they were small children, and they “should be allowed to have the chance to stay in the country call home” (Bennion).
Health Promotion Among the Hispanic Minority Health is determined in the nation by the minority health. "Approximately 36 percent of the population belongs to a racial or ethnic minority group" (CDC, 2015).One of these are the "Hispanics or Latinos are the largest racial/ethnic minority population in the United States" (CDC, 2015). "About 1 in 6 people living in the US are Hispanic" (CDC, 2015). Therefore, this student will make the comparison between the status of the health of Hispanic minority and the nations ,barriers of health behavior This paper will compare the health status of the Hispanic minority with the nations, barriers to health seeking behaviors, and methods of promoting health among this population. Status of Health Among Hispanic Minority "Heart disease and cancer in Hispanics are the two leading causes of death, accounting for about 2 of 5 deaths, which is about the same for whites" (CDC, 2015). "Hispanics have more deaths from diabetes and chronic liver disease than whites, and similar numbers of deaths from kidney disease" (CDC, 2015). Even though the percentage of Hispanics suffering from high blood pressure are17% in comparison to 20% of whites. Hispanics are 68% that suffered poorly controlled high blood pressure compare to whites which are 54%. Even though Health risks may vary among Hispanic subgroup and whether they are US born or not. Lower death rate is suffered by the Hispanic than whites .But Hispanic has about 50% higher death rate from diabetes. Many deaths may be prevented within the Hispanic population with an increase in education and health screening . Barriers to Health Promotion in the Hispanic Minority "Social factors may play a major role in Hispanic health" (CDC, 2015). According to the art...
Under the DREAM Act, most students who came to the U.S. at age 15 or younger at least five years before the date of the bil...
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Not getting hired because of the lack of knowing how to speak english can have an impact on these individuals. Trump noted in his reform “Nearly half of all immigrants and their US-born children currently live in or near poverty, including more than 60 percent of Hispanic immigrants.” (Donald Trump) Although many of the times hispanic immigrants are in poverty and have the right of government help with many do not relay to much on welfare considering what many Americans think that most hispanics are getting the help. With a study study done in August 2015 “ show that percent of recipients who are Hispanic on welfare is 15.7%.” showing that more then half that are in poverty are not getting help, and are out there working those jobs that are offered to
...ork many jobs in order to survive, in order to just get a small taste of the dream. They also face discrimination struggles. Many American do not want these immigrants to have the opportunities. The area that is it mostly seen is in education. Children with immigration background often work harder to achieve the American Dream. Despite all the obstacles, these immigrants believe in the American Dream and will find a way to achieve it.
Volunteering rates are affected by many contributing factors. Hispanics statistics on volunteering have shown to have an impact due to the household background and values. Hispanics are the lowest leading minority group to volunteer and get a higher education, yet the higher education an individual has the highest chance of
“Almost 20 percent of Latino males dropped out of high school in 2008…” says the National Center for Education Statistics. Dropout rates for high school have changed drastically over the years. There are dropouts due to family related motives, economic reasons, and lack of attention. Latinos graduating and moving on to college is a major part of the Nation’s success. Having Latinos dropout will affect everyone in one way or another. It benefits us as Latinos because of where we come from. It’s time to make a change for the better.