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Lowman, Robert P.; Spuck, Dennis W. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1975
For 75 Mexican-American students in a transition year program at selective private colleges, multiple regression analysis revealed that nontraditional predictors such as low income, English difficulty, denied regular college admission, and high school underachievement with high IQ accounted for more variance in first year college success than did…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Ethnic Groups, Higher Education
Subervi-Velez, Federico A. – 1979
Perceived ethnic discrimination was studied by surveying 388 members of the Latino community in Chicago (115 Puerto Ricans, 162 Mexicans, and 111 Cubans). A factor analysis of how these Latinos perceived the treatment they got from 19 private and public social organizations (such as churches, libraries, and landlords) produced four dimensions of…
Descriptors: Cubans, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Groups, Mass Media
Hirano-Nakanishi, Marsha J.; Diaz, R. Leticia – 1982
Little has been done to analyze the forces that predict whether high-risk students will stay in school or drop out. Current and retrospective data from 27 high-risk youths were studied to shed light on this problem and to suggest ways of improving educational services. The at-risk students were from low socioeconomic backgrounds, were Mexican…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Cohort Analysis
Yamagishi, Midori; Gillmore, Gerald M. – 1980
The relationship of Nelson-Denny Reading Test scores and an English course placement recommendation to academic success of Educational Opportunity Program students at the University of Washington was studied. The placement recommendation was based on a writing sample and test scores. The 207 freshmen students who entered in either 1976 or 1978…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students