Pre-College Factors Impacting Persistence at a Diverse University
Pre-College Factors Impacting Persistence at a Diverse University
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影响多元化大学坚持的大学预科因素
DOI：
10.2190/cs.10.4.b
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发表时间：
2009
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通讯作者：
Ricardo Maestas
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作者：
Gloria S. Vaquera;Ricardo Maestas
在过去的几十年里，本科生的持续性得到了广泛的研究，然而，大多数这项研究主要集中在白色机构，并没有考虑保留在一个不同的背景下。为了解决这一问题，本探索性研究探讨了第三和第五学期的持久性白色和西班牙裔学生在西班牙裔服务机构。除了传统的大学预科因素发现影响持久性，以前的学术准备，学位的意图和社会阶层背景，我们研究了进入大学之前的多样性经验。Logistic回归结果表明，不同的因素影响白色和西班牙裔学生。三个多样性经验变量中的两个，文化意识和高中的种族组成，是影响持久性的显着因素。最重要的预测保留是大学累计平均成绩点。
Undergraduate student persistence has been widely studied over the past several decades; however, the majority of this research focuses on predominantly White institutions and fails to consider retention in a diverse context. To address this need, this exploratory study examined 3rd and 5th semester persistence of White and Hispanic students at a Hispanic-serving institution. In addition to traditional pre-college factors found to impact persistence, previous academic preparation, degree intent, and social class background, we examined experiences with diversity prior to entering college. The results of the logistic regressions indicate that different factors impact White and Hispanic students. Two of the three diversity experience variables, cultural awareness and racial composition of high school, were significant factors impacting persistence. The most important predictor of retention was the college cumulative grade point average.