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Departure of Hispanic and Anglo females from public and private universities in Florida

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1995
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Two hundred and two Hispanic and Anglo women from a public and a private university in south Florida, were requested to complete a survey to determine their reasons for departing from the institutions were a function of their ethnicity or the type of institution they attended. These women had been accepted to 4-year degree programs and had not enrolled for courses for at least six academic semesters. The instrument used was the Withdrawing/Nonreturning Student Survey (ESS) by American College Testing (1990). Of the sample, 73 were Hispanic and 129 were Anglo. Forty-seven Hispanics and 57 Anglos were surveyed from the private university and 26 Hispanics and 72 Anglos from the public university. Eighty-four percent of the women were between 21 and 29 years of age, 65.8% were not married, 50% were sophomores at the time of departure and 35.6% planned to go to school and work simultaneously next year. A 2 x 2 factorial MANOVA was utilized to assess the differences among the four groups, across the dependent variables. Reasons for departure reported by individuals were classified as personal, academic, institutional, financial and employment. Results indicate that there were no statistically significant differences among the groups. No differences were found between Hispanics and Anglos from public and private universities, between Hispanics from public and private universities and between Anglos from private and public universities in the reasons reported for their departure from college. Results suggest that the level of acculturation of Hispanic females to the North American society may be a significant explanation for the similar departure responses given by Anglo females. This is consistent with Altman and Snyder's (1970) predictions of ethnic equalization in educational settings for the 1990's in America. Further research is needed to explore subjects' initial choice of the institution they were attending at the time of departure. Recommendations include the creation of an "ombudsman office" for grievances, one-to-one mentoring by professors and upper classmen and for-day care facilities.
Title: Departure of Hispanic and Anglo females from public and private universities in Florida.
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Name(s): Kelly, Antonieta Surroca.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
MacKenzie, Donald G., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1995
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 112 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Two hundred and two Hispanic and Anglo women from a public and a private university in south Florida, were requested to complete a survey to determine their reasons for departing from the institutions were a function of their ethnicity or the type of institution they attended. These women had been accepted to 4-year degree programs and had not enrolled for courses for at least six academic semesters. The instrument used was the Withdrawing/Nonreturning Student Survey (ESS) by American College Testing (1990). Of the sample, 73 were Hispanic and 129 were Anglo. Forty-seven Hispanics and 57 Anglos were surveyed from the private university and 26 Hispanics and 72 Anglos from the public university. Eighty-four percent of the women were between 21 and 29 years of age, 65.8% were not married, 50% were sophomores at the time of departure and 35.6% planned to go to school and work simultaneously next year. A 2 x 2 factorial MANOVA was utilized to assess the differences among the four groups, across the dependent variables. Reasons for departure reported by individuals were classified as personal, academic, institutional, financial and employment. Results indicate that there were no statistically significant differences among the groups. No differences were found between Hispanics and Anglos from public and private universities, between Hispanics from public and private universities and between Anglos from private and public universities in the reasons reported for their departure from college. Results suggest that the level of acculturation of Hispanic females to the North American society may be a significant explanation for the similar departure responses given by Anglo females. This is consistent with Altman and Snyder's (1970) predictions of ethnic equalization in educational settings for the 1990's in America. Further research is needed to explore subjects' initial choice of the institution they were attending at the time of departure. Recommendations include the creation of an "ombudsman office" for grievances, one-to-one mentoring by professors and upper classmen and for-day care facilities.
Identifier: 12405 (digitool), FADT12405 (IID), fau:9303 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Education
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1995.
Subject(s): Prediction of scholastic success
College dropouts--Prevention
Dropout behavior, Prediction of
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