Anglo-American and Mexican American University Students' Estimation of Value Placed on Higher Educational Attainments by Significant Persons in Their Lives.

Valencia, Atilano A.

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ERIC Number: EJ555205

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Anglo-American and Mexican American University Students' Estimation of Value Placed on Higher Educational Attainments by Significant Persons in Their Lives.

Valencia, Atilano A.

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, v25 n4 p269-80 Oct 1997

Determined the degree of value placed on higher educational attainments by academically successful fourth-year university students (N=81) from two cultural populations in American society. Results indicate that participants from both groups received a similar degree of encouragement from parents to pursue and complete university studies. Other results are reported. (RJM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Attainment, Family Attitudes, Family Influence, Higher Education, Mexican Americans

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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