The Influence of Acculturation and Enculturation on Mexican American High School Students' Decision to Apply to College
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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 examin la influencia de la aculturacin, la enculturacin, el nivel de educacin de los padres, las preocupaciones financieras y el sexo del sujeto sobre la decisin de 106 estudiantes de secundaria mejicanosamericanos de solicitar acceso a estudios universitarios. Los resultados indicaron que la aculturacin y el sexo femenino mostraron una capacidad de predicin significativa. Se discuten las implicaciones para intervenciones con estudiantes de secundaria latinos.
