Desiree D Zerquera
Biographic Data
| ID | 5453660 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Desiree D Zerquera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Desiree D |
| FAMILY NAME | Zerquera |
| SIGNATURE | ZERQUERA D D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of San Francisco |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Do Performance-Based Funding Policies Promote Prestige Ambitions? An Interest-Convergence Analysis
Implications of performance-based funding on equity-based missions in US higher education
Leaving or Staying Home: Predicting Where Students Attend College
Focusing on a cohort of high school students from a Midwest metropolitan region, this study combines multiple sources of data and uses a multinomial logistic regression to model student postsecondary choices with respect to whether and where to attend college. Specifically, we examined the enrollment patterns by proximity to the home region and factors associated with these college decisions. The results suggest that these students’ college choic…
Context Matters: A Critical Consideration of Latina/o Student Success Outcomes Within Different Institutional Contexts
This article examined the effect of elements within Latina/o students’ institutional context on Latina/o student success outcomes. Findings highlight the significant role institutional contexts play in Latina/o success. Specifically, it was found that student success was lower for students enrolled at regional campuses and campuses that serve high proportions of students of color and higher for students at campuses with higher proportion of facul…
Latino Associate Degree Completion: Effects of Financial Aid Over Time
Lack of financial resources to pay for postsecondary education—perceived and actual—has been cited as a barrier to student access and persistence, particularly for Latino students. This study investigates the following question: “To what extent does financial aid affect the educational attainment of Latinos enrolled in Associate’s degree programs, and how do these effects change over time?” We find receiving aid of any type was positively associa…
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Patterns, Predictions, and Implications for Informing Policy Discussions
This article seeks to identify and assess the readiness of Potential Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)—institutions located within Latino communities projected to increase the number of Latino/a high school graduates. Institutions are described based on evaluation of institutional missions, planning documents, programs, and marketing strategies—resulting in three institutional categories: unaware, aware, and committed institutions
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Patterns, Predictions, and Implications for Informing Policy Discussions
This article seeks to identify and assess the readiness of Potential Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)—institutions located within Latino communities projected to increase the number of Latino/a high school graduates. Institutions are described based on evaluation of institutional missions, planning documents, programs, and marketing strategies—resulting in three institutional categories: unaware, aware, and committed institutions
Leaving or Staying Home: Predicting Where Students Attend College
Focusing on a cohort of high school students from a Midwest metropolitan region, this study combines multiple sources of data and uses a multinomial logistic regression to model student postsecondary choices with respect to whether and where to attend college. Specifically, we examined the enrollment patterns by proximity to the home region and factors associated with these college decisions. The results suggest that these students’ college choic…
Context Matters: A Critical Consideration of Latina/o Student Success Outcomes Within Different Institutional Contexts
This article examined the effect of elements within Latina/o students’ institutional context on Latina/o student success outcomes. Findings highlight the significant role institutional contexts play in Latina/o success. Specifically, it was found that student success was lower for students enrolled at regional campuses and campuses that serve high proportions of students of color and higher for students at campuses with higher proportion of facul…
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Patterns, Predictions, and Implications for Informing Policy Discussions
This article seeks to identify and assess the readiness of Potential Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)—institutions located within Latino communities projected to increase the number of Latino/a high school graduates. Institutions are described based on evaluation of institutional missions, planning documents, programs, and marketing strategies—resulting in three institutional categories: unaware, aware, and committed institutions
Latino Associate Degree Completion: Effects of Financial Aid Over Time
Lack of financial resources to pay for postsecondary education—perceived and actual—has been cited as a barrier to student access and persistence, particularly for Latino students. This study investigates the following question: “To what extent does financial aid affect the educational attainment of Latinos enrolled in Associate’s degree programs, and how do these effects change over time?” We find receiving aid of any type was positively associa…
Context Matters: A Critical Consideration of Latina/o Student Success Outcomes Within Different Institutional Contexts
This article examined the effect of elements within Latina/o students’ institutional context on Latina/o student success outcomes. Findings highlight the significant role institutional contexts play in Latina/o success. Specifically, it was found that student success was lower for students enrolled at regional campuses and campuses that serve high proportions of students of color and higher for students at campuses with higher proportion of facul…
Leaving or Staying Home: Predicting Where Students Attend College
Focusing on a cohort of high school students from a Midwest metropolitan region, this study combines multiple sources of data and uses a multinomial logistic regression to model student postsecondary choices with respect to whether and where to attend college. Specifically, we examined the enrollment patterns by proximity to the home region and factors associated with these college decisions. The results suggest that these students’ college choic…
Implications of performance-based funding on equity-based missions in US higher education
Do Performance-Based Funding Policies Promote Prestige Ambitions? An Interest-Convergence Analysis
Higher Education Research Studies (6 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)