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Somoza, Yan Manuel, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research concerning Latinos and their educational attainment has posited several reasons for Latino underrepresentation and underachievement. This study sought to counter such deficiency models and examine certain predictors of academic success among college Latinos. Specifically, this study predicted a negative correlation between generational…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Educational Attainment, Acculturation, Disproportionate Representation
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Smith, William L.; Zhang, Pidi – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2010
This study proposed to describe and understand the transition experiences of first-generation college students in comparison to second-generation college students by examining the frequency of activities linked to the transition process and the helpfulness of these behaviors for students at a medium-size state university in the Southeast. Parents,…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, High Schools, Grade Point Average, Secondary School Teachers