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Educational Aspirations of Minority Youth

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ID11366170
AuthorsGrace Kao (0000-0002-2076-1056), M Tienda (0000-0001-9660-8616)
Year1998
Volume106
Issue3
Pages349-384
Publication date1998-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1086/444188
OpenAlexW2052187140
LanguageEN
Citations received402
References cited31

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    Open Access•Claudia Finger, Claudia Claudia•Soziale Herkunft und die…•2022

  • Building college access with families in New Bedford, Massachusetts

    Sue Anne Mark, Sue Anne Marks•2011

  • Inégalités de formation lors de l’accès à l’enseignement supérieur selon le sexe et le contexte migratoire

    Open Access•Dorit Griga, Andreas Hadjar•Swiss Journal of Educational…•2018

  • Race and The Educational Expectations of Parents and Children

    Open Access•Ann M Beutel, Kermyt G Anderson•Sociological Quarterly•2008

  • The Kids Are (Mostly) Alright

    R Alba, Philip Kasinitz et al.•Social Forces•2011

  • Education, Competence Development and Career Trajectories

    Open Access•Sabine Weinert, Gwendolin J Blossfeld et al.•Education, Competence Development…•2023

  • Bildungsaspirationen in Familien mit Migrationshintergrund

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  • Sociology of Education

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  • The Adaptation of Migrant Children

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  • Self-Efficacy Beliefs as Shapers of Children's Aspirations and Career Trajectories

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  • Congruence of mother and teacher educational expectations and low-income youth's academic competence.

    Aprile D Benner, Rashmita S Mistry•Journal of Educational Psychology•2007

  • Parents' Aspirations and Investment

    Vivian Louie•Harvard Educational Review•2001

  • Educational aspirations in inner city schools

    Steve Strand, Joe Winston•Educational Studies•2008

  • Positive Immigrant Youth Adaptation in Context

    Open Access•Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Frosso Motti‐Stefanidi et al.•Realizing the Potential of…•2012

  • The College Application Gauntlet

    Open Access•Daniel Klasik•Research in Higher Education•2012

  • Do Mothers in Rural China Practice Gender Equality in Educational Aspirations for Their Children?

    Yuping Zhang, Grace Kao et al.•Comparative Education Review•2007

  • Studying College Access and Choice

    Laura W Perna•Higher Education: Handbook of…•2006

  • The schooling of children of immigrants

    Open Access•A Portes, Ling-Xin Hao et al.•Proceedings of the National…•2004

  • “My Dream Would Be Shut Down

    Open Access•Marie C D Stoner, Marissa Raymond-Flesch et al.•Youth & Society•2026

  • Children left behind. New evidence on the (adverse) impact of grade retention on educational careers

    Open Access•Dalit Contini, Guido Salza•European Sociological Review•2024

  • Educational Aspirations and the Warming-up/Cooling-down Process

    Tomoya Nakamura•Social Science Japan Journal•2003

  • The Importance of Family and School Domains in Adolescent Deviance

    Open Access•Alexander T Vazsonyi, Lloyd E Pickering•Journal of Youth and Adolescence•2003

  • Cultural Attributes and Adaptations Linked to Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents

    Open Access•Gladys E Ibañez, Gabriel P Kuperminc et al.•Journal of Youth and Adolescence•2004

  • The academic achievements of immigrant youths in new destination countries

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  • Explaining Educational Aspirations of Minority Students

    Open Access•Nabil Khattab•Social Psychology of Education•2003

  • Profiles of Latino Adaptation at Elite Colleges and Universities

    Open Access•Deborah Rivas-Drake, Margarita Mooney•American Journal of Community…•2008

  • Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Academic Outcomes of Mexican Immigrant Children

    Open Access•Christia S Brown, Hui Chu•Child Development•2012

  • Perceived Racial Discrimination as a Barrier to College Enrollment for African Americans

    Open Access•Ross E O’hara, Frederick X Gibbons et al.•Personality and Social Psychology…•2011

  • Perceptions of Undocumented Status and Possible Selves Among Latino/a Youth

    Open Access•Laura González, Laura M Gonzalez et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2015

  • New Destinations, New Trajectories? The Educational Progress of Hispanic Youth in North Carolina

    Open Access•Charles T Clotfelter, Helen F Ladd et al.•Child Development•2012

  • Dislocated Education

    Gerard A Postiglione•Comparative Education Review•2009

  • How Do Second-Generation Immigrant Students Access Higher Education? The Importance of Vocational Routes to Higher Education in Switzerland, France, and Germany

    Open Access•Jake Murdoch, Christine Guégnard et al.•Swiss Journal of Sociology•2016

  • Naïve or Persistent Optimism? The Changing Vocational Aspirations of Children of Immigrants at the Transition from School to Work

    Open Access•Sara Möser•Swiss Journal of Sociology•2022

  • Aspiraciones y expectativas de las familias de ascendencia extranjera en el País Vasco

    Open Access•Iraide Fernández Aragón, Julia Shershneva et al.•Deusto Journal of Human Rights•2020

  • More than a monolith

    Open Access•Rian Rinaldi Djita•Humanities and Social Sciences…•2025

  • It Takes a Village

    Open Access•Stephen Bolaji, Sulay Jalloh et al.•Education Sciences•2020

  • Children’s Savings Accounts and Rural Children’s College Expectations

    Open Access•William Elliott, Haotian Zheng et al.•Sociology Mind•2023

  • Secondary Ethnic Effects in the Transition to Higher Education in Germany and Their Explanations

    Open Access•Sebastian Neumeyer, Gisela Will•Research in Higher Education•2024

  • Educational achievement disparities between second-generation and non-immigrant students

    Open Access•Katja Pomianowicz•European Journal of Educational…•2023

  • A search for the determinants of students’ educational expectations for higher education in four European cities

    Open Access•Laura Van Den Broeck, Kristjana Stella Blöndal et al.•European Journal of Educational…•2023

  • Aiming high

    Open Access•Markus Kohlmeier•European Journal of Educational…•2025

  • Identifying the Relationship Between Strength of School Social Support and Level of Hope in Children from Low-Income Families

    Open Access•Samuel Rajan David, Daniel J Wen et al.•Child & Youth Care Forum•2024

  • Zwischen Wunsch und Wirklichkeit

    Open Access•Franz Astleithner, Susanne Vogl et al.•Österreichische Zeitschrift für…•2021

  • Are Girls More Ambitious Than Boys? Vocational Interests Partly Explain Gender Differences in Occupational Aspirations

    Open Access•Alexandra Wicht, Ai Miyamoto et al.•Journal of Career Development•2022

  • Social differentiation in career decision-making processes and higher education intentions

    Emer Smyth•Oxford Review of Education•2023

  • Parental education and youth educational aspiration in Singapore

    Irene Y H Ng, Hyekyung Choo•Asia Pacific Journal of Education•2021

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    Open Access•Suehye Kim•European Journal of Education•2023

  • Developmental trajectories of the socioeconomic status of occupational aspirations during adolescence

    Open Access•Ai Miyamoto, Alexandra Wicht•Journal of Adolescence•2020

  • Decline in positive future orientations among adolescents during covid‐19

    Open Access•Matthijs Fakkel, M Peeters et al.•Journal of Adolescence•2023

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  • How and when do peer deviant behaviours link to adolescent academic performance

    Open Access•Yu Sun, Kaiji Zhou et al.•British Journal of Educational…•2026

  • The Development of Educational Aspirations and Expectations From Adolescence to Young Adulthood

    Open Access•Katherine M Lawson, Olivia E Atherton et al.•Social Psychological and…•2020

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    Open Access•Harvey Krahn, Alison Taylor•Journal of International…•2005

  • Understanding when parental aspirations negatively affect student outcomes

    Open Access•Jose Eos Trinidad•Studies In Educational Evaluation•2019

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    Open Access•Bosco B Bae•Open Theology•2016

  • Auf die „richtigen“ Kontakte kommt es an! Soziale Ressourcen und die Bildungsaspirationen der Mütter von Haupt-, Real- und Gesamtschülern in Deutschland

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  • The Culture Trap

    Derron Wallace•Culture Trap•2023

  • College Aspirations and Expectations among Latino Adolescents in the United States

    Stephanie Bohon, Stephanie A Bohon et al.•Social Problems•2006

  • Successful African American Students

    Wenfan Yan•The Journal of Negro Education•1999

  • Midlife Women’s Misaligned Educational Expectations and Serious Mental Illness

    Open Access•Kelsey Shaulis•Society and Mental Health•2025

  • Dreams Fulfilled, Dreams Shattered

    W Haller, A Portes et al.•Social Forces•2011

  • It is all about “Hope”

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  • The Myths Of Oppositional Culture

    Open Access•Garvey F Lundy, Garvey Lundy•Journal of Black Studies•2003

  • Is Ethnic Retention a Result of Unmet Educational Aspirations? Academic Career and Ethnic Identity of Migrant Minority Youth in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden

    Open Access•B Nauck•Journal of International…•2023

  • Racial Differences in the Effects of Significant Others on Students' Educational Expectations

    Simon Cheng, Brian Starks•Sociology of Education•2002

  • Are All 'Adolescent Econometricians' Created Equal? Racial, Class, and Gender Differences in College Enrollment

    Irenee R Beattie•Sociology of Education•2002

  • Educational Battlefields in America

    G Yair•Sociology of Education•2000

  • Educational aspirations of Malay youths from low-income families in Singapore

    Nursila Senin, Irene Y H Ng•Asia Pacific Journal of Social…•2012

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in Consumers’ Economic Expectations

    Open Access•Megan Doherty Bea•Socius Sociological Research for…•2019

  • The Link between Social and Structural Integration

    Open Access•Gerda Lorenz, Zerrin Salikutluk et al.•Sociological Science•2021

  • Hegemonic Gender Norms and the Gender Gap in Achievement

    Open Access•A Hsin•Sociological Science•2018

  • Educational Expectations among Immigrant Youth

    Open Access•Christina J Diaz•Social Currents•2020

  • In Today’s Society, It’s a Necessity”

    Open Access•Sarah M Ovink•Social Currents•2016

  • Educational and Occupational Aspirations

    Open Access•Ona Valls, Franz Astleithner et al.•Social Inclusion•2022

  • Ethnic Differences in Gender‐Typical Occupational Orientations Among Adolescents in Germany

    Open Access•Alexandra Wicht, Matthias Siembab•Social Inclusion•2022

  • Upward Mobility in Education

    Open Access•Nicolas M Legewie•Social Inclusion•2021

  • Nurturing a College-Going Identity in Black Emerging Adults

    Open Access•Kim Anderson, Alison C Cares et al.•Emerging Adulthood•2024

  • Latina/o Adolescents in an Emerging Immigrant Community

    Open Access•Laura González, Gabriela L Stein et al.•Journal for Social Action in…•2012

  • Evaluating the Impact of Creative Journal Arts Therapy for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

    Javier Cavazos Vela, James Ikonomopoulos et al.•Counseling Outcome Research and…•2016

  • I’ve Lived Everything They Are Trying to Teach Me”

    Open Access•Andrea Flores•Social Sciences•2022

  • Deconstructing hyper-selectivity

    Open Access•A Sakamoto, Sharron Xuanren Wang•Chinese Journal of Sociology•2020

  • The reasoning behind the envisioned educational trajectories of young people from Finnish and immigrant origins

    Open Access•Janne Tapani Varjo, Mira Kalalahti et al.•Education Inquiry•2020

  • Unequal Access, Equal Impact

    Open Access•Mina Lee•Journal of the Society for Social…•2024

  • Normative changes in meaning in life and links to adjustment in adolescents from Asian American backgrounds

    Lisa Kiang, Melissa R Witkow•Asian American Journal of…•2015

  • Rural Students in a Chinese Top-Tier University

    Open Access•Gerard A Postiglione, Ailei Xie et al.•Chinese Education & Society•2017

  • Equal Opportunities

    Open Access•Huang Yuheng, Minglei Li et al.•Chinese Education & Society•2022

  • Parent-Child Expectation Discrepancy and Adolescent Mental Health

    Open Access•Linxiao Zhang•Child Indicators Research•2023

  • Educational Expectations of Parents and Children

    Open Access•Jing Guo•Asian Social Work and Policy Review•2014

  • The Effect of Family Immigration History on Blacks in Higher Education

    Open Access•Audrey Alforque Thomas•Sociology Compass•2009

  • Dreamless futures

    Open Access•Evelyne Baillergeau, Jan Willem Duyvendak•Critical Studies in Education•2019

  • Reasons and resources

    Open Access•Talitha Stam•Ethnography & Education•2016

  • Great expectations

    Open Access•Louise Elffers, Frans J Oort•Social Psychology of Education•2012

  • Predictors of educational aspirations of Roma mothers in Czech Republic, Greece, and Portugal

    Open Access•Jana Obrovská, Cecília Aguiar et al.•Social Psychology of Education•2023

  • Structural and socio-psychological influences on adolescents’ educational aspirations and subsequent academic achievement

    Open Access•Catherine Rothon, Muna Arephin et al.•Social Psychology of Education•2010

  • Assessing the adaptation of adolescents’ educational expectations

    Open Access•B V Carolan•Social Psychology of Education•2017

  • How schools work

    Rebecca Barr, Robert Dreeben•How schools work•1983

  • The Mexican-American People

    Leo Grebler•The Mexican-American People•1970

  • Socioeconomic background and achievement

    Otis Dudley Duncan•Socioeconomic background and…•1972

  • Ain’t No Makin’ It

    Jay Macleod•Inequality in the 21st Century•2018

  • Home Resources and Children's Achievement

    Richard J Murnane, Rebecca A Maynard et al.•The Review of Economics and…•1981

  • Gender Roles and Women's Achievement-Related Decisions

    Open Access•Jacquelynne S Eccles•Psychology of Women Quarterly•1987

  • Asian Americans as Model Minorities? A Look at Their Academic Performance

    Grace Kao•American Journal of Education•1995

  • Ethnic Identities and Patterns of School Success and Failure among Mexican-Descent and Japanese-American Students in a California High School

    Maria Eugenia Matute-Bianchi•American Journal of Education•1986

  • The Motivational Relevance of Educational Plans

    Karl L Alexander, Martha A Cook•Social Psychology Quarterly•1979

  • Black Consciousness, Identity, and Achievement

    A E Paris, Patricia Gurin et al.•Contemporary Sociology A Journal…•1977

  • Black students' school success

    Open Access•Signithia Fordham, John U Ogbu•The Urban Review•1986

  • A Model of Stratification with Response Error in Social and Psychological Variables

    R M Hauser, Shu-Ling Tsai et al.•Sociology of Education•1983

  • Graduate Degree Aspirations of Ethnic Student Groups

    Open Access•John A Centra•American Educational Research…•1980

  • Immigrants’ Aspirations, High School Process, and Academic Outcomes

    Open Access•Bernadine J Duran, Rafaela E Weffer•American Educational Research…•1992

  • Asian-American educational achievements

    Stanley Sue, Sumie Okazaki•American Psychologist•1990

  • The structuring of Hispanic ethnicity

    Candace C Nelson, Candace Nelson et al.•Ethnic and Racial Studies•1985

  • Sex Differences in the Educational Attainment Process

    Karl L Alexander, Bruce K Eckland•American Sociological Review•1974

  • Inequality of Opportunity for Higher Education

    William H Sewell•American Sociological Review•1971

  • Parents' Education and Children's Educational Aspirations and Achievements

    William H Sewell, Vimal P Shah•American Sociological Review•1968

  • The Educational and Early Occupational Attainment Process

    William H Sewell, Archibald O Haller et al.•American Sociological Review•1969

  • Black-White Differences in the Educational Attainment Process

    Denise C Gottfredson•American Sociological Review•1981

  • Is Status Attainment Research Atheoretical

    Patrick M Horan•American Sociological Review•1978

  • The Attitude-Achievement Paradox Among Black Adolescents

    Roslyn Arlin Mickelson•Sociology of Education•1990

  • Post-High School Plans and Aspirations of Black and White High School Seniors

    R M Hauser, Douglas K Anderson•Sociology of Education•1991

  • Trends in Educational and Occupational Aspirations of High School Males

    Howard H Garrison•Sociology of Education•1982

  • High School Context Effects on Aspirations

    Duane F Alwin, Luther B Otto•Sociology of Education•1977

  • Status Attainment Research

    Richard T Campbell•Sociology of Education•1983

  • The Wisconsin Model of Status Attainment

    Christopher Jencks, James Crouse et al.•Sociology of Education•1983

  • A Model for Academic Success

    Open Access•Barbara Schneider, Yongsook Lee•Anthropology & Education Quarterly•1990

  • The Sociology of Adolescence

    Sanford M Dornbusch, Dornbusch et al.•Annual Review of Sociology•1989

  • Parental and Peer Influences on Adolescents' Educational Plans

    Mark Davies, Denise B Kandel•American Journal of Sociology•1981

Unique citing works402
Citations per year14,89
Citation span1999 - 2026 (28)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
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