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Rosário, Pedro; Pereira, Beatriz; Magalhães, Paula; Moreira, Tânia; Mesquita, Sandra; Fuentes, Sonia; Núñez, José Carlos; Vallejo, Guillermo – Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Gypsy children low school engagement, high rates of school dropout, and pervasive school failure are relevant societal challenges that may be explained by Gypsy people cultural mores, but also by the discriminatory behaviors of school peers. The latter may be a consequence of insufficient accurate knowledge of Gypsy culture. The present study…
Descriptors: Intervention, Social Bias, Learner Engagement, Dropout Rate
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Bodovski, Katerina; Durham, Rachel E. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2010
The authors used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K) data to examine the mathematics and science achievement of two immigrant groups in the United States--Chinese and Mexican students. The authors also assessed variation in parental practices and fifth-grade achievement according to ethnicity and the age…
Descriptors: Science Achievement, Parent Participation, Academic Aspiration, Parent School Relationship