Aspirations of Italian-American College Students

The Impact of Family Traditions, Mentorship, Career Interventions, and Counseling for Professional Success

By (author) Joseph R. Franco

Hardback - £58.00

Publication date:

07 August 2017

Length of book:

110 pages

Publisher

Hamilton Books

ISBN-13: 9780761869702

The scope of this research focuses on a sample of undergraduate university students who attended the Westchester campuses of Pace University in New York to determine the relative significance of ethnicity in the educational and professional options perceived by Italian-American vs. non-Italian-American respondents. Their family traditions were examined, and patterns of behavior impacting choices of pre-professional vs. non pre-professional employment were identified. The result of this research underscores the need for specialized counseling and mentoring strategies to enable more traditional Italian-American students to fully develop their potential both academically and professionally.
Like all ethnic groups, Italians are torn between the past and the future. Between preserving traditional solidarities of family, community, and culture, on the one hand, and pursuing mobility and integration in our increasingly hybrid society, on the other. In this book, Joseph Franco explores the interior tug-of-war among students at a small university in metropolitan New York.