1. Toward cultural/ecological perspectives on schooling and achievement in African- and Asian-American children.
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Slaughter-Defoe, Diana T., Nakagawa, Kathryn, Takanishi, Ruby, Johnson, Deborah J., Slaughter-Defoe, D T, Nakagawa, K, Takanishi, R, and Johnson, D J
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CHILDREN of minorities ,MINORITIES ,UNITED States education system ,ASIANS ,BLACK people ,COMPARATIVE studies ,LEARNING disabilities ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL cooperation ,RESEARCH ,ETHNOLOGY research ,PSYCHOLOGY of Black people ,ACHIEVEMENT ,PSYCHOSOCIAL factors ,EVALUATION research ,SOCIAL context - Abstract
The review acknowledges that research on the family and its contribution to achievement in ethnic minority children is important. Past research and theorizing suggest the need for new directions, however. For example, research in educational achievement predicts educational failure for African-American students and educational success for Asian-American students. Little differentiation is made either among African-Americans or among Asian-Americans of different cultural, language, immigration, and economic backgrounds. The theory and design of research on family and educational achievement have been influenced by prevailing societal stereotypes. Research and policy implications of this review include the need to move toward cultural/ecological theories of achievement socialization and development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1990
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