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Cavazos Vela, Javier; Lerma, Eunice; Lenz, A. Stephen; Hinojosa, Karina; Hernandez-Duque, Omar; Gonzalez, Stacey L. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2014
We investigated the contributions of positive psychology and familial factors as predictors of hope and academic performance among 166 Latina/o college students enrolled at a Hispanic Serving Institution of Higher Education. The results indicated that presence of meaning in life, search for meaning in life, daily spiritual experiences, and…
Descriptors: Family Influence, Psychology, Predictor Variables, Hispanic American Students
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Pope, Jennifer A.; Sánchez, Carol M.; Lehnert, Kevin; Schmid, Alexandra S. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2014
We propose that Generation Y college students' motivations to study abroad are rooted in the desire for individual growth, which, combined with other motivation factors--gender, parents' educational level, prior international experience, age, and household income--drives the intent to study abroad. The study samples juniors and seniors in business…
Descriptors: College Students, Age Groups, Generational Differences, Young Adults
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Hagan, John; Foster, Holly – Sociology of Education, 2012
In some American schools, about a fifth of the fathers have spent time in prison during their child's primary education. We examine how variation across schools in the aggregation and concentration of the mass imprisonment of fathers is associated with their own children's intergenerational educational outcomes and "spills over" into the…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Fathers, Institutionalized Persons