Individual, Family, and Community Education ETDs

Publication Date

Spring 4-13-2021

Abstract

This study was conducted to understand the experiences of wellness among Latino first-year students at a four-year institution in the Southwest. The Wellness Evaluation of Lifestyle (Meyers, Sweeny, & Witmer, 2001, 2004, 2011) was utilized as an analytical tool to further draw upon interview questions and themes. In hopes to inform a body of research in the area of counselor education and student affairs practitioners, this study is attempting to broaden the perspective on lived experience and understanding of wellness for Latino first-year students. The study is qualitative research with four identified themes that arose from the data. Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis was used as a framework for data methods, analysis and study approach.

Keywords

Latino students, first-year experience, higher education, college transition, Multicultural Counseling Wellness Models, Strengths-Based, Student Success, Student Retention, Emergent Constructivism, Student leadership

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Counselor Education

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Individual, Family, and Community Education

First Committee Member (Chair)

DR. KRISTOPHER GOODRICH

Second Committee Member

DR. THOMAS CHAVEZ

Third Committee Member

DR. ALICIA CHAVEZ

Fourth Committee Member

DR. JENNA CRABB

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