Juan Lopez
Biographic Data
| ID | 5568460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Juan Lopez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Juan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lopez |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Program Coordinator for Outreach and Engagement, College of Arts and Sciences Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3360-0892 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Dream Big but Be Realistic”: Rural School Counselors and Students' College Choice
We interviewed Texas rural school counselors in schools with students who are first generation and low‐income. Two research questions were addressed: (a) How do rural high school counselors understand students' college and career choice process? (b) How do school counselors expand or limit the college choice of rural students? Key findings include that rural school counselors focus on open admissions rather than competitive admissions. School cou…
English Only? Exploring the Challenges Native Spanish-Speaking English Learners Face
Exploring the College Choice of Latina/o Students in Rural Texas
Latina/o rural students are underrepresented in college and the research of their college choice process. Using Bourdieu’s habitus, and Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth Conceptual Model, this qualitative study used interviews with 24 Latina/o rural high school students. Our findings explored how school habitus limits college options. Students use navigational capital when selecting a “good program” and rely on familial-capital, high aspirations,…
I left my shyness behind”: Sustainable community‐led development and processes of motivation among rural Nicaraguan women
This paper explores motivational changes of Nicaraguan women involved in sustainable community‐led development. Sustainability is the goal of many organizations engaged with capacity development interventions. Research on what such sustainability entails point to a correlation between sustained action by communities, postintervention, and high levels of social capital, collective agency, and efficacy. But what factors motivate people to develop t…
Democracy Delayed: The Case of Castro's Cuba
Exploring the College Choice of Latina/o Students in Rural Texas
Latina/o rural students are underrepresented in college and the research of their college choice process. Using Bourdieu’s habitus, and Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth Conceptual Model, this qualitative study used interviews with 24 Latina/o rural high school students. Our findings explored how school habitus limits college options. Students use navigational capital when selecting a “good program” and rely on familial-capital, high aspirations,…
Democracy Delayed: The Case of Castro's Cuba
Exploring the College Choice of Latina/o Students in Rural Texas
Latina/o rural students are underrepresented in college and the research of their college choice process. Using Bourdieu’s habitus, and Yosso’s Community Cultural Wealth Conceptual Model, this qualitative study used interviews with 24 Latina/o rural high school students. Our findings explored how school habitus limits college options. Students use navigational capital when selecting a “good program” and rely on familial-capital, high aspirations,…
I left my shyness behind”: Sustainable community‐led development and processes of motivation among rural Nicaraguan women
This paper explores motivational changes of Nicaraguan women involved in sustainable community‐led development. Sustainability is the goal of many organizations engaged with capacity development interventions. Research on what such sustainability entails point to a correlation between sustained action by communities, postintervention, and high levels of social capital, collective agency, and efficacy. But what factors motivate people to develop t…
English Only? Exploring the Challenges Native Spanish-Speaking English Learners Face
“Dream Big but Be Realistic”: Rural School Counselors and Students' College Choice
We interviewed Texas rural school counselors in schools with students who are first generation and low‐income. Two research questions were addressed: (a) How do rural high school counselors understand students' college and career choice process? (b) How do school counselors expand or limit the college choice of rural students? Key findings include that rural school counselors focus on open admissions rather than competitive admissions. School cou…
Psychology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Social capital (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · 1959-1990 (1 works)