Predictive factors in postsecondary educational attainment among Latinos
Abstract
The study in this article investigated factors that distinguish the increasing number of Latino students who continue their education beyond high school from the small and stable number who complete a baccalaureate degree. The sample included a cohort of 866 Latino men and women who participated in the National Educational Longitudinal Study (1988-2000) and had varying amounts of postsecondary education by the year 2000. The study employed educational, psychological, and familial predictor variables from 1990 when participants were sophomores in high school. Data were analyzed using a multinomial logistic regression and results indicated that several factors were significant in distinguishing those with some postsecondary education, no degree, from bachelor's completers. Parent support and locus of control were the two most significant predictors. Implications for school counselors are discussed.
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The SES indicators used in this study (father's highest grade completed, mother's highest grade completed, and household income) are similar to SES indicators commonly used in other studies.
“These are similar SES indicators that are commonly used in other studies (Sciarra & Whitson, 2007).”
From The Relationship of High School Curriculum Tracks to Degree Attainment and Occupational Earnings (2009) · cites this paper as Sciarra & Whitson, 2007
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- Authors
- Sciarra, D., & Whitson, M.
- Affiliations
- Hofstra University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- ORCID
- Whitson, Melissa
- Venue
- Professional School Counseling
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2007-02
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 307-316
- ISSN
- 1096-2409 (ISSN-L)
- 2156-759X
- OpenAlex
- W2024145589
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 13.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Professional School Counseling (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- Hispanic students, baccalaureate degree completion, parental support, locus of control, high school students, school counseling, National Educational Longitudinal Study
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