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Becoming Somebody

Central American Immigrants in U.S. Inner‐City Schools

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ID7638162
AuthorsMarcelo M Suárez‐orozco (Paracelsus Medical University, corresponding author)
Year1987
Volume18
Issue4
Pages287-299
Publication date1987-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropology & Education Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0161-7761 • E-ISSN: 1548-1492
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1525/aeq.1987.18.4.04x0020t
OpenAlexW2155588670
LanguageEN
Citations received64

Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States. Although research on the educational functioning of Hispanics has gained increasing attention in the last decades, some areas of the Hispanic experience are virtually unknown. This study explores the motivational dynamics of a group of recent arrivals from Central America. The specific issues facing this population are framed in the context of a psychosocial model for understanding minority status and educational functioning in plural society. ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION, PSYCHOCULTURAL THEORY, HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES

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