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Download full textKrashen, Stephen – Multicultural Education, 2005
It is well-established that the effects of poverty are devastating for children in school. More generally, scholars have documented that low "socio-economic status" (SES), whether measured by family income, parent education, or parent occupation, is usually the most powerful predictor of achievement and test score performance, sometimes swamping…
Descriptors: Poverty, Academic Achievement, Homework, Minority Group Children
Peer reviewedMorrow, Robert D. – Young Children, 1989
Maintains that it is critical that caregivers and teachers learn to use Southeast Asian children's and parents' names properly. Discusses the structure and use of names among four Southeast Asian subgroups: Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians, and Hmongs. Teaching suggestions are offered. (BB)
Descriptors: Cambodians, Child Caregivers, Cultural Differences, Day Care
Peer reviewedTokuyama, M. Yukie – Educational Record, 1989
The dramatic shift in immigration patterns is discussed. By the end of the 1980s Asian refugees will account for 75.2 percent and Southeast Asians will total 60 percent of immigrants. The new Asians are too often excluded from special programs and scholarships and forced to compete with native-born Asians. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian Americans, Cambodians, College Admission
