Yarí Colón
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007381 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yarí Colón |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yarí |
| FAMILY NAME | Colón |
| SIGNATURE | COLÓN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | DePaul University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 91 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Tryin’ to Make It During the Transition From High School
The aim of the current study was to examine the role of familial and economic context in the decisions and behaviors of low-income, urban Latinos during the transition from high school. Thirty-two Latino emerging adults who graduated from a public high school participated in one-on-one in-depth interviews about their transition. Participants discussed family obligation attitudes as a central theme in the decisions they made about life after high …
Explaining the Gender Disparity in Latino Youth’s Education
The purpose of the current study was to examine the roles of acculturation, economic value of education, and gender in the academic achievement of Latino adolescents. Participants ( N = 143) were 12th-grade students at an urban public high school. Analyses revealed that a higher economic value of education was related to higher academic achievement. In addition, female participants reported higher levels of economic value of education and had hig…
Natural mentoring under the microscope
The current study examined the role of natural mentoring relationships in the academic performance of urban, diverse, Latino high school students. Participants reported up to three mentors in their lives, and they were asked about their mentors' demographic characteristics and the characteristics of their mentoring relationships. The presence of a mentor was associated with fewer absences, higher educational expectations, and greater expectancies…
The Role of Sense of School Belonging and Gender in the Academic Adjustment of Latino Adolescents
Natural mentoring under the microscope
The current study examined the role of natural mentoring relationships in the academic performance of urban, diverse, Latino high school students. Participants reported up to three mentors in their lives, and they were asked about their mentors' demographic characteristics and the characteristics of their mentoring relationships. The presence of a mentor was associated with fewer absences, higher educational expectations, and greater expectancies…
The Role of Sense of School Belonging and Gender in the Academic Adjustment of Latino Adolescents
Tryin’ to Make It During the Transition From High School
The aim of the current study was to examine the role of familial and economic context in the decisions and behaviors of low-income, urban Latinos during the transition from high school. Thirty-two Latino emerging adults who graduated from a public high school participated in one-on-one in-depth interviews about their transition. Participants discussed family obligation attitudes as a central theme in the decisions they made about life after high …
Explaining the Gender Disparity in Latino Youth’s Education
The purpose of the current study was to examine the roles of acculturation, economic value of education, and gender in the academic achievement of Latino adolescents. Participants ( N = 143) were 12th-grade students at an urban public high school. Analyses revealed that a higher economic value of education was related to higher academic achievement. In addition, female participants reported higher levels of economic value of education and had hig…
The Role of Sense of School Belonging and Gender in the Academic Adjustment of Latino Adolescents
Natural mentoring under the microscope
The current study examined the role of natural mentoring relationships in the academic performance of urban, diverse, Latino high school students. Participants reported up to three mentors in their lives, and they were asked about their mentors' demographic characteristics and the characteristics of their mentoring relationships. The presence of a mentor was associated with fewer absences, higher educational expectations, and greater expectancies…
Tryin’ to Make It During the Transition From High School
The aim of the current study was to examine the role of familial and economic context in the decisions and behaviors of low-income, urban Latinos during the transition from high school. Thirty-two Latino emerging adults who graduated from a public high school participated in one-on-one in-depth interviews about their transition. Participants discussed family obligation attitudes as a central theme in the decisions they made about life after high …
Explaining the Gender Disparity in Latino Youth’s Education
The purpose of the current study was to examine the roles of acculturation, economic value of education, and gender in the academic achievement of Latino adolescents. Participants ( N = 143) were 12th-grade students at an urban public high school. Analyses revealed that a higher economic value of education was related to higher academic achievement. In addition, female participants reported higher levels of economic value of education and had hig…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Academic achievement (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (2 works) · Absenteeism (1 work)