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Direct linkPerez, Patricia A.; McDonough, Patricia M. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2008
Through interviews and focus groups with 106 high school juniors and seniors, this research examined the college choice process for Latina and Latino students in the greater Los Angeles basin. Using chain migration theory within a social capital framework, the results indicated that as primarily first-generation college students, the students in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Siblings, College Choice, Focus Groups
Peer reviewedTobolowsky, Barbara F.; Outcalt, Charles L.; McDonough, Patricia M. – Journal of Negro Education, 2005
The unique role played by historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the African American community, particularly in the educational plans of students and their families, is more vital to understand. A study analyzes interview and focus-group data with African American students, parents, and counselors at 20 southern California high…
Descriptors: African American Community, College Choice, Black Colleges, African American Students
