What is needed to over come inadequate Mexican American participation and graduation in post secondary schools.

What Is Needed To Overcome Inadequate Mexican American Participation And Graduation In Post Secondary Schools The Hispanic population is growing at a significant rate in the United States . Thus , it is critical for the development and the future of the American nation , that this category of Americans enjoys access to strategic resources such as post secondary education at par with other population groups . But unfortunately , while the Hispanic population generally lags behind other groups in the numbers that have access to higher education , the Mexican subgroup as compared to Puerto Ricans

Cubans , Central and South American and other Hispanics appears the most disadvantaged . Mexican Americans , who are the largest and fastest growing Hispanic subgroup in the United States , have the lowest rates of educational attainment compared with other groups (Schneider et al 180

Several reasons have been presented to explain the limited access to higher education by the Hispanic population of which Mexican Americans constitute a significant percentage . One of these factors is the low socio-economic status of many of the immigrants (some first generation who make up the bulk of this ethnic group . The limited access of this group to educational resources is also attributed to language deficiencies and a school system that is blind to the peculiar educational needs and challenges of migrant populations such as the Mexican Americans . In seeking to increase Mexican American participation in post-secondary education , the existing barriers have been researched and documented by a variety of scholars and authors utilizing differing approaches and...