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Creator:: Bennett, Judith N
Abstract:: This interpretive research sought to understand how eight Hispanic students who mastered English as a Second Language (ESL) matriculated at a rural community college, and what motivating factors encouraged or encumbered their academic persistence and success. Particularly the study focused on student backgrounds, motivations, and persistence factors influencing their success....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nora surveyed 1,786 Hispanic students. These studies use student words to help community college staff

Creator:: Villarroel, Luz E. Maciel de
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to do a comparative study of the self-concept of Mexican-American/Chicano(a) students enrolled in two- and four-year institutions of higher education in western Oregon during the 1985-1986 academic year. The secondary purposes of the research were: 1) To ascertain if there were any significant differences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Achievement 35 Studies of Mexican-American/Chicano(a) College Students 37 Summary of Reviewed Literature 43

Creator:: Rasca-Hidalgo, Leo
Abstract:: Low completion rates have created serious "leakage points" (Astin, 1988) and "severe hemorrhaging" (Lango, 1996) in higher education to a large number of Hispanics. Traditional research on college persistence, which has blamed the students' culture for low performance, is inaccurate. Little research has specifically investigated academic persistence from a cultural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: influence of spirituality on the persistence of Mexican American Chicana (o) community college transfer

Creator:: Blue, Loris A.
Abstract:: Different racial/ethnic groups often perceive the realities of the campus environment differently: This difference in perspective and the attendant reactions can be a factor in student satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A quantitative survey administered in 1996 and 1999 revealed that African-American students on the campus of a diverse two-year community college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Hooper, C. Michelle
Abstract:: The student perspective is a largely ignored element of educational research. This study used the college student viewpoint to assess the influence Black high school educators have on their pupils. Given today's reality of racism in this society, the existing literature addressing this topic is inadequate. Using an open-ended questionnaire,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: perspective is a largely ignored element of educational research. This study used the college student

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