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Publication Date: 1996
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The Validation of the Cultural Congruity Scale and the University Environment Scale with Chicano/a Students.
Gloria, Alberta M.; Kurpius, Sharon E. Robinson
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v18 n4 p533-49 Nov 1996
Questionnaires that were developed to measure factors in the academic persistence of minority college students were administered to 454 Mexican American students at two large southwestern universities. Both the Cultural Congruity Scale and the University Environment Scale were significant predictors of academic persistence of Mexican American students. Discusses implications for university faculty and staff. Contains 44 references. (LP)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Dropout Prevention, Educational Environment, Ethnicity, Higher Education, Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans, Questionnaires, School Holding Power, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Test Construction, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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