Making College Happen: The College Experiences of First-Generation Latino Students

Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 146-163

  Saunders, Marisa ^a   Serna, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

college access; first generation Latino college students; Futures Project; Latino pathways; social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990381033     PISSN: 15381927     EISSN: 15525716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538192703262515     Document Type: Article

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