Federico Guerra

Biographic Data

ID3820155
NAMEFederico Guerra
GIVEN NAMESFederico
FAMILY NAMEGuerra
SIGNATUREGUERRA F
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
ORCID0000-0003-4856-5097
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS5
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1987
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Exploring Dissertation Chairs’ Lived Experiences with Dissertation Students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution

    Javier Cavazos Vela, Valerie Leija et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2025References: 5

    In this qualitative study, we delved into the lived experiences of dissertation chairs at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Our study aimed to understand how dissertation chairs fostered dissertation students’ navigational, aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, and resistant capital. We collected data through semi-structured interviews with nine dissertation chairs at a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The findings revealed that dissertation cha…

  • Exploring Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Faculty Members’ Experiences with Culturally Sustaining Teaching Practices

    Federico Guerra, Clarissa Salinas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2024Cited by: 1References: 9

    We investigated nine faculty members’ lived experiences with graduate courses at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) using a phenomenological research design under the guidance of a framework for culturally sustaining pedagogy. In this phenomenological study, we analyzed interview transcripts focused on faculty members’ lived experiences with culturally sustaining teaching practices in graduate-level courses. The phenomenological data analysis r…

  • Exploring Latine students' perceptions of their high school counselors' capitalization of community cultural wealth

    Open AccessJavier Cavazos Vela, Federico Guerra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Multicultural…2024Cited by: 3References: 46

    This qualitative study explored the experiences of Latine college students with their high school counselors about community cultural wealth. The study aimed to understand how high school counselors cultivated Latine students' navigational, aspirational, linguistic, familial, social, and resistant capital. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with eight Latine college students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution. The finding…

  • The association between language exposure and nonword repetition performance in bilingual children

    Open AccessGianmatteo Farabolini, Analí R Taboh et al.ARTICLEBilingualism Language and Cognition2023

    We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between nonword repetition (NWR) and language exposure in bilingual children and explored whether the association is influenced by other variables. We performed a blind literature review on ERIC and Google Scholar, a random-effects model meta-analysis and subgroup analyses to test potential moderators. Out of 822 screened articles, we identified 24 works including 1399 children…

  • Exploring Latinx Graduate Students’ Experiences in Online Classes at a Hispanic Serving Institution

    Javier Cavazos Vela, Clarissa Salinas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2023References: 5

    Guided by a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy framework, we used a phenomenological research design to explore nine Latinx graduate students’ lived experiences in online courses at a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). In this study, we analyzed nine Latinx graduate students’ interview transcripts that focused on lived experiences with online learning. The following themes emerged from phenomenological data analysis: accessibility, organization and st…

  • Exploring How Positive Psychology Characteristics Influence Mental Health Among Teacher Candidates at a Hispanic Serving Institution

    Javier Cavazos Vela, Federico Guerra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Latinos and Education2023Cited by: 1References: 10

    Positive psychology is a valuable framework for understanding teacher candidates' mental health perceptions. In the current study, we examined how the presence of meaning in life, search for purpose in life, psychological grit, and hope influenced teacher candidates' subjective happiness and depressive symptoms in a Hispanic Serving Institution. Using multiple regression analysis, findings indicated that hope and psychological grit were significa…

  • Using Liberation Psychology and Dialectical Humanism to Understand Latinx Adolescents' Life Satisfaction and Depressive Symptoms

    Open AccessYvette Hinojosa, Javier Cavazos Vela et al.ARTICLEJournal of Multicultural…2019References: 55

    The authors conducted a study to examine how the presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, hope, family importance, and enculturation influenced Latinx adolescent students' depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Two regression models revealed there was a statistically significant relationship between predictor variables, life satisfaction, and depression. The article concludes with a discussion regarding the importance of these…

  • Principals’ Perceptions of Needs in Hispanic Special Education

    Open AccessMaria Roberts, Federico GuerraARTICLEJournal of Hispanic Higher…2015References: 2

    This mixed methods study used a survey by Frost and Kersten to answer the following questions: (a) Do principals of predominantly Hispanic schools perceive themselves as having adequate knowledge in special education? (b) Which areas are these principals most involved in with special education teachers? (c) What suggestions do these principals have for principal preparation programs? Their most frequent recommendation was instruction in the area …

  • Use of Maternal-Child Health Services and Contraception in Guatemala and Panama

    Charles W Warren, Richard S Monteith et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1989

  • Use of maternal–child health services and contraception in Guatemala and Panama

    Open AccessCharles W Warren, Richard S Monteith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Biosocial Science1987

    This paper presents data from two recent maternal–child health (MCH) and family planning surveys in Guatemala and Panama and examines the extent to which the use of contraception is influenced by the use of MCH services as compared with the influence of an increase in parity. The findings suggest that utilization of MCH services and parity independently are associated with a woman's decision to use contraception. The study also found two groups t…