TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in perceptions of barriers to college enrollment and the completion of a degree among latinos in the United States
AU - Becerra, David
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - This study examined the differences in perceptions of barriers in education among Latinos in the United States based on the level of linguistic acculturation, generational status, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status of the participants. This study used data from the Pew Hispanic Research Center. Results indicated that later-generation participants with high levels of linguistic acculturation, high socioeconomic status, and high academic achievement perceived greater barriers to enrollment in college and the completion of a degree.
AB - This study examined the differences in perceptions of barriers in education among Latinos in the United States based on the level of linguistic acculturation, generational status, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status of the participants. This study used data from the Pew Hispanic Research Center. Results indicated that later-generation participants with high levels of linguistic acculturation, high socioeconomic status, and high academic achievement perceived greater barriers to enrollment in college and the completion of a degree.
KW - Academic achievement
KW - Academic persistence
KW - Acculturation
KW - Latinos
KW - Perceived barriers to college enrollment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77949634279&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1538192709359051
DO - 10.1177/1538192709359051
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77949634279
SN - 1538-1927
VL - 9
SP - 187
EP - 201
JO - Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
JF - Journal of Hispanic Higher Education
IS - 2
ER -