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The decision to pursue education in an Oregon community college : a study of Latino credit and non-credit students

Creator:

Daniels, Rachelle E.

Abstract:

A historical overview of Latino enrollment in the community college is resented. Thirty Latino occupational, transfer, and non-credit students attending an Oregon college were interviewed, examining educational and familial background, and college services as indicators of their decision to pursue postsecondary studies at the two-year institution. Results are analyzed, supplemented...

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Masters Thesis

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American countries and 'Hispanic' is not a race of people". "Latino" has been chosen by The Los Angeles
Investigating the Structural Barriers to Equal Education in Oregon - How Laws, Rhetoric & Values Translate into Practice

Creator:

Ludvik, Tracey L.

Abstract:

This study helps to answer the broader question of why Latino students across the U.S. persistently drop out of school at the highest rates compared to students of other racial groups by focusing on the institutional workings of the various levels of the Oregon school system. Latino students have the...

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Masters Thesis

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students. Oregon's dropout rate for Hispanic students enrolled in high school ranged from as high as 17.9