Desafíos y Bendiciones

Abstract

Taking a multiperspective approach, seven Latina students, two student services personnel, and one mental health service provider are interviewed to gain different stakeholder perspectives regarding Latina first-generation college educational and coping experiences. Familial involvement and connections with family, peers, and university personnel are critical to the educational coping of Latina first-generation college students. The students provide consejos for other Latina first-generation students to navigate college successfully. Practice implications and directives for future research are provided.