This case study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an online science enhancement program in retaining ethnic minority students in science by providing them with opportunities to interact with cultural role-models of scientists and engineers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study draws on foundational theories of identity formation and…

Little is known about the frequency of ethnic or racial discrimination and its implications for Latin American and Asian youths' development. In this study, we examined if there were ethnic and generation differences among 601 12th graders from Latin American (36%), Asian (43%), and European (19%) backgrounds in the frequency of peer, adult, and…

Knowledge of economics is important for individuals to function effectively as citizens in an increasingly connected world economy. Economic literacy includes understanding how economies and markets work, what the benefits and costs of economic interaction and interdependence are, and that people have to make choices because resources are…

"The Condition of Education 2017" is a congressionally mandated annual report summarizing the latest data on education in the United States. This report is designed to help policymakers and the public monitor educational progress. This year's report includes 50 indicators on topics ranging from prekindergarten through postsecondary…

Researchers are unsure whether the superior academic achievement of Asian Americans results from the degree of acculturation to the dominant group, or from distinct cultural values and socialization. This paper examines the relationship between Asian American achievement and their socioeconomic status, attitudes, and ethnicity. (Author/GC)

This study suggests that Asian American twelfth grade students possess a more ongoing positive reevaluation of the process of education than do Puerto Rican American twelfth grade students. Puerto Rican students, unlike Asian American students, do not as yet view school achievement as important. (Author/AM)