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The Influence of Acculturation and Enculturation on Mexican American High School Students' Decision to Apply to College

✍ Scribed by Linda G. Castillo; Araceli López-Arenas; Isaac M. Saldivarxys

Publisher
American Counseling Association
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
133 KB
Volume
38
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-8534

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✦ Synopsis

This study examined the influence of acculturation, enculturation, parental education level, financial concerns, and gender on 106 Mexican American high school students' decisions to apply to college. Results indicated that acculturation and female gender were significant predictors. Implications for interventions with Latino high school students are discussed.

Este estudio examinó la influencia de la aculturación, la enculturación, el nivel de educación de los padres, las preocupaciones financieras y el sexo del sujeto sobre la decisión de 106 estudiantes de secundaria mejicanos‐americanos de solicitar acceso a estudios universitarios. Los resultados indicaron que la aculturación y el sexo femenino mostraron una capacidad de predición significativa. Se discuten las implicaciones para intervenciones con estudiantes de secundaria latinos.

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