Journal of Career Development
Volume 46, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 608-622

ALAS: An Intervention to Promote Career Development Among Latina/o Immigrant High School Students (Article)

McWhirter E.H.* , Rojas-Araúz B.O. , Ortega R. , Combs D. , Cendejas C. , McWhirter B.T.
  • a University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • b University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • c University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • d University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • e University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States
  • f University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, United States

Abstract

This article describes the rationale, development, delivery, and evaluation strategy of a pilot career intervention program for immigrant Latina/o high school students: Advocating for Latina/o Achievement in School. This innovative intervention aims to prevent dropout and to promote academic success and college and career readiness through a combination of academic support and enhancing critical consciousness. Shorter term goals include increasing school-related self-efficacy expectations, school connectedness, school engagement, and critical consciousness. We describe the theoretical and empirical basis for the intervention components, and how they attend to dimensions of immigrant Latina/o students’ career development. We describe program logistics, outcomes, strengths, challenges, and lessons learned from delivering the intervention. We highlight unique features of the program and suggest its relevance to career education efforts in other school and national contexts in which immigrant students face racism and inequities. © Curators of the University of Missouri 2019.

Author Keywords

critical consciousness career intervention high school Latina/o adolescents

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85062014857&doi=10.1177%2f0894845319828543&partnerID=40&md5=71c8bcb9ed95472f052f97f4e37caa4d
DOI: 10.1177/0894845319828543
ISSN: 08948453
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English