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ERIC Number: EJ621645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
Segregated by Subject: Racial Differences in the Factors Influencing Academic Major between European Americans, Asian Americans, and African, Hispanic, and Native Americans.
Simpson, Jacqueline C.
Journal of Higher Education, v72 n1 p63-100 Jan-Feb 2001
This study analyzed choice of academic major for different racial groups. While Asian Americans chose different majors than non-Asians, differences in factors affecting choice of major occur between European Americans and African, Hispanic, and Native Americans. Academic preparation, private schools, and maternal influence are areas of disparate influence for different racial categories. (Author/EV)
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students, Hispanic Americans, Majors (Students), Racial Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: European Americans