School counselors and parent liasions implementing a Latino parent middle school workshop

Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-70)For too many Latino students today, attending a college or university can feel out of reach. Latino parents care very much about the success of their children in school, but many parents do not know how to be involved in their children???s education. The Middle school transition time can be challenging for students, as middle school students experience difficulty in the fast-changing stages that they encounter. It is crucial for parents to support, guide, and positively influence middle school youth. The purpose of this graduate thesis project is to create a workshop training for middle school Latino parents to learn about their appropriate roles in their child???s education. The workshop is designed to be facilitated by parent liaisons and a school counselor to instruct parents on different strategies they can utilize to become more involved in their children???s education, and to promote a college-going culture among middle school students