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ERIC Number: EJ441605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0889
Dropping Out: Hispanic Students, Attrition, and the Family.
Sanchez, Jose; And Others
College and University, v67 n2 p145-50 Win 1992
A survey of Hispanic American students leaving college found significant differences between dropouts and those dismissed for academic performance. Familial values and demands and other extra-academic variables exerted considerable pressure on individual students. Institutional assumptions in Hispanic student retention need to be challenged and revised. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Administration, College Students, Cultural Influences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Family Influence, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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