Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545347
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Educational Progress of Children of Immigrants: The Roles of Class, Ethnicity, and School Context.
Portes, Alejandro; MacLeod, Dag
Sociology of Education, v69 n4 p255-75 Oct 1996
Reports on a study of second-generation high school students who were children of Cuban and Vietnamese immigrants (relatively advantaged groups) and of Haitian and Mexican immigrants (relatively disadvantaged). Discovers that parents' socioeconomic status, length of stay in the United States, and hours spent on homework affected academic performance. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cubans, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Educational Status Comparison, Ethnic Groups, Haitians, Immigrants, Mexicans, Parent Student Relationship, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Status, Vietnamese People
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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