Family Responsibilities Among Latina College Students From Immigrant Families

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-227

  Sy, Susan R ^a   Romero, Jessica ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college adjustment; college transition; family influence; family responsibility; immigrant; Latina; qualitative methodology; retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990335457     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192708316208     Document Type: Article

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