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Racial/Ethnic Differences in High School Students' Academic Performance

Understanding the Interweave of Social Class and Ethnicity in the Family Context

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ID2963960
AuthorsL Blair (0000-0001-5039-7139, Direct all correspondence to Sampson Lee Blair.), Marilou C Legazpi Blai (Arizona State University), Anna B Madamba (TIAA-CREF Corporate Research, New York, USA)
Year1999
Volume30
Issue3
Pages539-555
Publication date1999-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.30.3.539
OpenAlexW2597857563
LanguageEN
Citations received22
References cited12

While previous researchers have noted differences in the educational performance of minority students as a function of differences in family structure (e.g., single parent status) and socioeconomic level (c.g., family income), relatively little attention has been focused on the issue of ethnicity and educational performance. Using data from the 1988 and 1990 waves of the National Educational Longitudinal Study, this study posits that culture-based distinctions across ethnic groups may also affect the academic success of minority students. In a relative comparison, social class-based characteristics are shown to be the best predictors of educational performance among minority students, yet several culture-based traits arc also shown to be significantly associated with students' academic performance. The implications of these findings for educators and policy-makers are discussed

Academic achievement · Affect (linguistics) · Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Family income · Geography · Longitudinal study · Political science · Population · Social class · Social environment · Social science · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology

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