Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717475
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Jan-1
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2984
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The Influence of Minority Group Cultural Models on Persistence in College
Jenkins, Adelbert H.; Harburg, Ernest; Weissberg, Norman C.; Donnelly, Thomas
Journal of Negro Education, v73 n1 p69-80 Win 2004
The performance and attrition levels of two sets of African American college students were analyzed to understand the influence of minority groups in persisting with college as a test of Ogbu's cultural-ecological model. It was observed that voluntary immigrant group students stayed in college much longer than the involuntary immigrants group students and their performance levels were higher and predictable.
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Immigrants, African American Students, Academic Persistence, Student Attrition, Cultural Influences, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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