Immigrants’ Aspirations, High School Process, and Academic Outcomes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8221987 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernadine J Duran (DePaul University, corresponding author), Rafaela E Weffer (DePaul University) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 163-181 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011 |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/00028312029001163 |
| OpenAlex | W2057481957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 13 |
Previous research on the high school achievement of Mexican Americans has documented substantial under achievement. However, recent immigrants appear to be achieving at a somewhat higher level. In a longitudinal study, we examined the school experience of talented immigrant students to identify the behavioral process by which they became successful. We found that family educational values had an important effect on achievement when these values translated into participation in a math/science enrichment program, which led to substantial gains on related ACT subtests. We also found that scores on ACT-Natural Sciences were strongly related to length of U. S. residence. Length of residence affected reading skills, and poor readers took fewer advanced science courses. The significance of “extra learning” to underachievers is discussed. We concluded that, although immigrant students achieved below their native-born counterparts prior to high school, their strategies for increasing learning during high school enabled them to perform better on standardized achievement tests, though not on grade point average
Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Geography · Immigration · Mathematics education · Political science · Reading (process · Residence · Sociology · Demography · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology
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Educating English Language Learners
Mathematics Growth in Early Elementary School
School Context and the Effect of ESL Placement on Mexican‐Origin Adolescents' Achievement
Education Fever in China
Achievement of immigrant students in mathematics and academic Hebrew in Israeli school
Successful African American Students
From margins to mainstream
Measuring up
Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students
School Acculturation in Greek Primary Schools
Immigrant Tibetan Children in U.S. Schools
Latino Language-Minority College Going
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The long term effects of early acquired skills and behaviors on young children’s achievement in literacy and mathematics
Educational Aspirations of Minority Youth
Academic Performance of Young Children in Immigrant Families
School Climate and Students’ Early Mathematics Learning
Parental practices and educational achievement
The academic trajectories of immigrant youths
Educational Aspirations of Male and Female Adolescents from Single-Parent and Two Biological Parent Families
Immigration in the United States and the Golden Years of Education
Cause or Effect? A Longitudinal Study of Immigrant Latino Parents' Aspirations and Expectations, and Their Children's School Performance
Concerted cultivation' and unequal achievement in elementary school
Love, discipline and elementary school achievement
Neighborhood characteristics, parental practices and children's math achievement in elementary school
Student misbehavior during senior year
The Impact of Generation and Country of Origin on the Mental Health of Children of Immigrants
Parental Academic Involvement in Cross-border marriage, Native and Immigrant Families
Academic Achievement among Hispanic Students from One-Versus Dual-Parent Households
Longitudinal Analysis of Academic Achievement Amonga Nationwide Sample of Hispanic Students in One-Versus Dual-Parent Households
Immigrant Parents' Concerns Regarding Their Children's Education in the United States
The rise of the second generation
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Ethnic Identities and Patterns of School Success and Failure among Mexican-Descent and Japanese-American Students in a California High School
Explosion of a Myth
Gaining Ground
Sociocultural Correlates of Achievement among Three Generations of Mexican American High School Seniors
Curricula and Coursework
Public and private schools
Does Employment During High School Impair Academic Progress
The Effect of Language Background on Achievement Level and Learning Among Elementary School Students
Immigrant Aspirations
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| Citations per year | 1.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Highly cited | No |