title: Early determinants of postsecondary education participation and degree attainment: Findings from an inner-city minority cohort.
abstract: Early determinants of college attendance and degree attainment for economically disadvantaged minority youth were examined in the present study. The study sample (n=1,379) was drawn from the Chicago Longitudinal Study (CLS), an on-going investigation of a panel of low-income minority children born at 1980, growing up in high-poverty neighborhoods in Chicago. Regression findings indicated that three factors in elementary grades can potentially improve both college attendance and BA degree completion for economically disadvantaged minority students: better classroom adjustment, high parent expectation in child's education, and better academic performance. Findings have implications for schools, educators, and policy makers.
authors: Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota-Twin cities.
authors: Suh-Ruu
authors: SR
authors: Ou
authors: Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota-Twin cities.
authors: Arthur J
authors: AJ
authors: Reynolds
keywords: college attendance; degree attainment; minority students; postsecondary education