Entering and Succeeding in the "Culture of College": The Story of Two Mexican Heritage Students

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 152-170

  Cabrera, Nolan L ^a   Padilla, Amado M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Educational resiliency; Family support; Latino students; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442617088     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986303262604     Document Type: Article

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