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59
Citations
35235
World Ranking
1510
National Ranking
722

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Amaury Nora is affiliated with The University of Texas at San Antonio in the United States. Their research contributions are focused primarily within the social sciences, with particular emphasis on education and psychology.

Their scholarly work spans several subfields including education, political science and international relations, social psychology, and sociology and political science. This breadth reflects a multidisciplinary approach to their research topics.

The main topics that Amaury Nora investigates are:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Mentoring and Academic Development
  • Education and Military Integration
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • School Choice and Performance

Amaury Nora has contributed to key publication venues, with documented work in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.

One notable recent paper by Amaury Nora is titled "Finding Place: Cognitive and Psychosocial Factors Impacting Latina/o Students' Sense of Belonging", published in 2020 in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Laura I. Rendón
  • Romero Jalomo
  • Vincent D. Carales
  • Edward P. St. John
  • Alberto F. Cabrera

Their work involves collaboration across diverse scholars, reflecting an engaged and networked research approach.

Amaury Nora was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2010, denoting acknowledgment by a professional community within the field of educational research.

Best Publications

  • Reporting structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis results: A review

    James B. Schreiber;Frances K. Stage;Jamie King;Amaury Nora

  • College Persistence: Structural Equations Modeling Test of an Integrated Model of Student Retention.

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Maria B. Castaneda

  • First-Generation College Students: Characteristics, Experiences, and Cognitive Development.

    Patrick T. Terenzini;Leonard Springer;Patricia M. Yaeger;Ernest T. Pascarella

  • The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Maria B. Castañeda;Amaury Nora;Dennis Hengstler

  • The Role of Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination on the Adjustment of Minority Students to College

    Amaury Nora;Alberto F. Cabrera

  • Theoretical Considerations in the Study of Minority Student Retention in Higher Education

    Laura I. Rendón;Romero E. Jalomo;Amaury Nora

  • Campus Racial Climate and the Adjustment of Students to College: A Comparison Between White Students and African-American Students.

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Patrick T. Terenzini;Ernest Pascarella

  • The role of finances in the persistence process: A structural model

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Maria B. Castañeda

  • Influences on students' openness to diversity and challenge in the first year of college

    Ernest T. Pascarella;Marcia Edison;Amaury Nora;Linda Serra Hagedorn

  • Determinants of retention among Chicano college students: A structural model

    Amaury Nora

  • Differential impacts of academic and social experiences on college-related behavioral outcomes across different ethnic and gender groups at four-year institutions

    Amaury Nora;Alberto Cabrera;Linda Serra Hagedorn;Ernest Pascarella

  • The Influence of Academic and Environmental Factors on Hispanic College Degree Attainment

    Consuelo Arbona;Amaury Nora

  • Hispanic Student Success: Factors Influencing the Persistence and Transfer Decisions of Latino Community College Students Enrolled in Developmental Education

    Gloria E Crisp;Amaury Nora

  • INFLUENCES AFFECTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS

    Patrick T. Terenzini;Leonard Springer;Ernest T. Pascarella;Amaury Nora

  • Student Characteristics, Pre-College, College, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Majoring in and Earning a STEM Degree: An Analysis of Students Attending a Hispanic Serving Institution:

    Gloria E Crisp;Amaury Nora;Amanda Taggart

  • Path Analysis: An Introduction and Analysis of a Decade of Research.

    Frances K. Stage;Hasani C. Carter;Amaury Nora

  • Economic Influences on Persistence Reconsidered: How Can Finance Research Inform the Reconceptualization of Persistence Models?

    Edward P. St. John;Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Eric H. Asker

  • Determinants of predisposition to transfer among community college students: A structural model

    Amaury Nora;Laura I. Rendon

  • Collaborative learning: Its impact on college students' development and diversity

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Jennifer L. Crissman;Elena M. Bernal;Amaury Nora

  • College Students’ Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination and Their Feelings of Alienation: A Construct Validation Approach 1

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora

Frequent Co-Authors

Ernest T. Pascarella
Ernest T. Pascarella University of Iowa
Patrick T. Terenzini
Patrick T. Terenzini Pennsylvania State University
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Linda Serra Hagedorn Iowa State University
Alberto F. Cabrera
Alberto F. Cabrera University of Maryland, College Park
John M. Braxton
John M. Braxton Vanderbilt University
Edward P. St. John
Edward P. St. John University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sylvia Hurtado
Sylvia Hurtado University of California, Los Angeles

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