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ERIC Number: EJ613501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Correlates of Retention among Asian Pacific Americans in Community Colleges: The Case for Hawaiian Students.
Makuakane-Drechsel, Teresa; Hagedorn, Linda Serra
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v24 n8 p639-655 Sep 2000
Examines Hawaiian students' persistence at the four community colleges on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Finds that cumulative grade point average, financial aid, and average credit hours were significant for both liberal arts and vocational-technical majors whereas reverse transfer and attending an urban high school were significant for liberal arts students only. (Contains 42 references.) (VWC)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, School Holding Power, Student College Relationship, Student Needs, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Hawaii