Meta-Analysis of Latino Students' Adjustment in Higher Education.

Quintana, Stephen M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ426258

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Meta-Analysis of Latino Students' Adjustment in Higher Education.

Quintana, Stephen M.; And Others

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v13 n2 p155-68 May 1991

Review of 44 studies exploring Latino students' psychological adjustment to postsecondary education revealed that, compared to Anglos, Latino students scored higher on academic and financial stress measures and valuing of education. Recommends ethnic classification for further studies be based on psychological indices of ethnicity, and not demographic variables. (KS)

Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Educational Attitudes, Educational Principles, Emotional Adjustment, Ethnicity, Financial Problems, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Latin Americans, Mental Health, Meta Analysis, Social Adjustment, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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