Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 7 |
Descriptor
| Whites | 7 |
| African Americans | 6 |
| Hispanic Americans | 6 |
| Grade 1 | 5 |
| Elementary School Students | 4 |
| Ethnicity | 4 |
| Gender Differences | 3 |
| Racial Differences | 3 |
| Academic Achievement | 2 |
| Asian Americans | 2 |
| Behavior Problems | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| American Educational Research… | 1 |
| Journal of Health and Social… | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| Psychology in the Schools | 1 |
| Race, Ethnicity and Education | 1 |
| School Psychology Review | 1 |
| Sociology of Education | 1 |
Author
| Cheadle, Jacob E. | 1 |
| Cooper, Carey E. | 1 |
| Crosnoe, Robert | 1 |
| Davis, Tomeka M. | 1 |
| Dearing, Eric | 1 |
| Hughes, Jan N. | 1 |
| Maker, C. June | 1 |
| Milkie, Melissa A. | 1 |
| Sarouphim, Ketty M. | 1 |
| Sibley, Erin | 1 |
| Warner, Catharine H. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 5 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 7 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Early Childhood Education | 3 |
| Grade 3 | 3 |
| Kindergarten | 3 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Primary Education | 2 |
| Grade 4 | 1 |
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Preschool Education | 1 |
Audience
| Counselors | 1 |
Location
| Bahrain | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Early Childhood Longitudinal… | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkSibley, Erin; Dearing, Eric – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
As the foreign-born population in the United States grows, the achievement of immigrant children is a pressing concern. We examined family educational involvement in early elementary school as a potential source of support for the academic success of children in immigrant families. Using a nationally representative sample, we examined rates of…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Elementary School Students
Davis, Tomeka M. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2016
As the number of biracial individuals in the US continues to grow, so does research focused on them. While some of this literature examines how biracials fare on a host of social outcomes, little research examines whether part-white biracials are able to use their whiteness as a resource to gain additional resources or rewards. This research seeks…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Multiracial Persons, Social Capital, Whites
Milkie, Melissa A.; Warner, Catharine H. – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2011
Sociological research focuses on how poverty, family, and neighborhood dynamics shape children's problems, but knowledge about how school is related to children's mental health is underdeveloped, despite its central presence in children's lives. Using a social structure and personality-stress contagion perspective, the authors use a nationally…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Health, Academic Standards, Social Structure
Download full textSarouphim, Ketty M.; Maker, C. June – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine ethnic and gender differences in using DISCOVER, a performance-based assessment, for identifying gifted students from diverse ethnicities. DISCOVER is an acronym which stands for Discovering Intellectual Strength and Capabilities while Observing Varied Ethnic Responses. The sample consisted of 941 boys and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Differences, Gender Differences, Performance Based Assessment
Cheadle, Jacob E. – Sociology of Education, 2008
Drawing on longitudinal data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, this study used IRT modeling to operationalize a measure of parental educational investments based on Lareau's notion of concerted cultivation. It used multilevel piece-wise growth models regressing children's math and reading achievement…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 3, Socioeconomic Background, Reading Achievement
Crosnoe, Robert; Cooper, Carey E. – American Educational Research Journal, 2010
Working from a core perspective on the developmental implications of economic disadvantage, this study attempted to identify "family-based" mechanisms of economic effects on early learning and their potential "school-based" remedies. Multilevel analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort revealed that…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Teacher Qualifications, Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Wong, Shuk Wa; Hughes, Jan N. – School Psychology Review, 2006
This study examined ethnic and language group differences on dimensions of parent-rated and teacher-rated parent involvement after adjusting for the influence of family socioeconomic factors. A total of 179 teachers and 481 parents provided information on parent school involvement for a sample of ethnically and linguistically diverse first-grade…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Participation
