I take a positive attitude toward myself.

Appendix B Interview Template

Interview #_______________ Date_______/_____/_______ Welcome and thank you for your participation today. My name is Courtney Poole, and I am a graduate student at Sacramento State University conducting my study to fulfill the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work. This interview will take about 20 minutes and will include 9 questions regarding your experience and what might affect your success and transition as a migrant college student. I would like your permission to take notes during this interview, so I may accurately document the information you convey. All of your responses are confidential. Your responses will remain confidential and will be used to develop a better understanding of how you and your peers view your transition to college and what might influence it. The purpose of this study is to increase understanding of migrant students and to promote their well- being.

At this time I would like to remind you of your written consent to participate in this study. I am the responsible investigator, specifying your participation in the research project: From the Fields to the Classroom: The College Transition of Migrant Students. You will receive one copy and I will keep the other under lock and key, separate from your reported responses. Thank you.

Your participation in this interview is completely voluntary. If at any time you need to stop, take a break, or return a page, please let me know. You may also withdraw your participation at any time without consequence. Do you have any questions or concerns before we begin? Then with your permission we will begin the interview. Demographic Information:

1. How old are you? ________years

2. How do you self identify (e.g. Mexican, Mexican-American, Hispanic, Latina/o, chicano/a)?

________________________________

3. What gender do you identify as? ________________________________ 4. What other migrant education programs have you participated in, if any?

________________________________________

5. Have you decided on a major and/or know what you might want to do in the future? If yes, what? ________________________________________

6. Thinking about your transition to college, on a scale of 1-5, 1 being low and 5 being high, how would you rate your current feelings around your college transition?

1 2 3 4 5

7. Thinking about your answer to the previous question, would you please explain why you rated your college transition at this level?

8. Literature reports many factors that influence the life and success of migrant students. Among the most significant are RESILIENCY, EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE, and SELF- IDENTITY FORMATION. I would like to discuss each of these factors with you specifically.

a. RESILIENCY: Resiliency is a term that means being able to succeed and overcome adversity. This includes help with social supports, cultural strengths, and your strong personal will to succeed.

 What kind of social supports do you have (family, friends, community)?

 Have they helped with your transition to college? If yes, how?

 Have aspects of your culture influenced your life and you coming to college? How?

 How have you developed ganas (the motivation to succeed) to reach your goal of coming to college?

 Has this also helped with your transition?

b. EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE: Has CAMP helped with your transition to college? If yes, how?

 Did you participate in other school programs in elementary, middle, and high school for migrant students?

 Did these programs help with your learning? If yes, how?

 Were there any occasions in school when you did not feel guided and supported? If yes, how did these affect you?

c. IDENTITY FORMATION: Has your identity as an individual of Mexican descent with a history of farm work influenced the way that you live your life?

 Have you found this to be a strength for you? If so, how?

9. Thank you for sharing about these factors and your college transition. Is there anything else you would like to add before we wrap up the interview?

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