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SERAmerica, 1990
Indicates that Hispanics are the youngest, fastest-growing, and least-educated major population group in the United States. (JOW)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Hispanic Americans, Literacy, Population Trends
Download full textBonilla, Carlos A. – 1997
The U.S. Hispanic population is increasing faster than the non-Hispanic White population, and during the first half of the 21st century, the United States will have a "minority majority." California will reach that status in the next 4-7 years. Focus should not be on the "threat" that Latino population growth brings, hoping to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment
PDF pending restorationArtman, Johanne I.; Gore, Robert C. – 1992
A 1991 study of non-returning students at Del Mar College (DMC), in Corpus Christi, Texas, revealed that only 37.9% of these students were actual dropouts (i.e., had failed to accomplish their educational goals, and had no plans to take up further study). Retention studies conducted in Texas between 1985 and 1989 have shown that DMC has…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, College Programs, Community Colleges
