The Hispanic Pipeline: Narrow, Leaking, and Needing Repair.

Fields, Cheryl

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The Hispanic Pipeline: Narrow, Leaking, and Needing Repair.

Fields, Cheryl

Change, v20 n3 p20-27 May-Jun 1988

The undereducation of Hispanic Americans spells serious problems for the United States and higher education. Reasons for Hispanic students' withdrawal from college include need to support self or family, lack of motivation, time conflicts, inability to cope with college demands, academic underpreparedness, and poor academic performance. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Attendance, College Students, Community Colleges, Cultural Influences, Educational Attainment, Enrollment, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Proficiency, Minority Groups

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