Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ415878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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College-Going Decisions by Chicanos: The Politics of Misinformation.
Post, David
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v12 n2 p174-87 Sum 1990
Graduating seniors (N=667) in a large high school were surveyed concerning their college plans and understandings of costs. Costs were largely determinant of college plans for children of Spanish-speaking parents, but these students had the most unrealistic estimates of college tuition. Implications for counseling are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Attendance, College Bound Students, College Choice, Decision Making, Educational Counseling, Guidance, High School Seniors, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Noncollege Bound Students, Paying for College, Spanish Speaking, Student Attitudes, Student Costs, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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