An examination of academic nonpersistence decisions of latino undergraduates

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 202-223

  Gloria, Alberta M ^a   Castellanos, Jeanett ^b,d   Lopez, Ambrocia G ^b,e   Rosales, Rocio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Department of Social Sciences and the Chicano   (United States)

^e University of Califomia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Academic persistence; Latino; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844410081     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305275098     Document Type: Article

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