Latina/o transfer students’ selective integration and spatial awareness of university spaces

 Andrade, Luis M. "Latina/o transfer students’ selective integration and spatial awareness of university spaces." Journal of Hispanic Higher Education 17, no. 4 (2018): 347-374.

The most prevalent theme that emerged was that students navigated toward spaces where they could connect with other Latina/os. The most common place they visited to meet other Latina/os was the library. In total, nine students identified the library and areas within the library, such as the Chicana/o Resource Center 

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The second consistent emergent theme was that students navigated to areas on their campus to be alone. They sought quiet spaces to escape the academic life and to rest. Unsurprisingly, the library was the most cited area where students visited to be alone. 

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The third most prevalent emergent theme was that students navigated toward spaces where they could benefit from others—students or faculty—in their majors. Five students indicated that they preferred to visit the buildings that housed their majors, such as the business, biology, or science buildings.