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Vernez, Georges; Abrahamse, Allan – 1996
This study is the first effort to produce a systematic description and analysis of the experience and performance of immigrant children and youths in the U.S. educational system. Data from the High School and Beyond (HSB) study initiated in 1980 were complemented by 1970, 1980, and 1990 U.S. Census figures to compare the performance of immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents