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Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 10
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Predictive Factors in Postsecondary Educational Attainment among Latinos
Sciarra, Daniel T.; Whitson, Melissa L.
Professional School Counseling, v10 n3 p307-316 Feb 2007
The study in this article investigated factors that distinguish the increasing number of Latino students who continue their education beyond high school from the small and stable number who complete a baccalaureate degree. The sample included a cohort of 866 Latino men and women who participated in the National Educational Longitudinal Study (1988-2000) and had varying amounts of postsecondary education by the year 2000. The study employed educational, psychological, and familial predictor variables from 1990 when participants were sophomores in high school. Data were analyzed using a multinomial logistic regression and results indicated that several factors were significant in distinguishing those with some postsecondary education, no degree, from bachelor's completers. Parent support and locus of control were the two most significant predictors. Implications for school counselors are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: School Counselors, Postsecondary Education, Predictor Variables, Locus of Control, Educational Attainment, Longitudinal Studies, Hispanic American Students, College Bound Students, College Graduates, Bachelors Degrees, Parent Influence, Psychological Patterns, Student Characteristics, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Role, Mathematics Skills, Gender Differences, Language Minorities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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