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Peer reviewedBankston, Carl L., III; Zhou, Min – Sociology of Education, 1995
Reports on a case study of the role of native-language literacy in the academic achievement of 387 Vietnamese high school students in New Orleans (Louisiana). Finds that literacy in Vietnamese is positively related to identification with the ethnic group and to academic achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Download full textPfleger, Margo; Yang, David – 1987
The Preparation for American Secondary Schools (PASS) program, added to the federal Overseas Refugee Training Program in 1985, was evaluated for its effectiveness in preparing Southeast Asian refugees for American education. The study compared the school performance of students with PASS training to that of students who did not receive PASS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cambodians, Cultural Awareness, Educational Background
