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ERIC Number: EJ560204
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino Students' Sense of Belonging.
Hurtado, Sylvia; Carter, Deborah Faye
Sociology of Education, v70 n4 p324-45 Oct 1997
Examines the extent to which Latino students' background characteristics and college experiences in the first and second years contribute to their sense of belonging in the third year. Identifies several experiences as having a positive effect on first year students and notes the negative effect of a hostile racial climate. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Environment, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Racial Discrimination, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Student College Relationship, Student Welfare, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Latinos