ERIC Number: EJ828830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Multiple Predictors of Asian American Children's School Achievement
Moon, Sung Seek; Lee, Joohi
Early Education and Development, v20 n1 p129-147 Jan 2009
Research Findings: A structural equation model (SEM) and multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model were used to test family factors, parent psychological well-being, parent-child home activity, and parent school involvement in relation to children's school achievement. Data for this study were drawn from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten (ECLS-K), conducted by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The sample for this study was 1,100 Asian American kindergartners and their parents. Practice or Policy: The results of this study are as follows: (a) Family factors, especially parental education levels and family income, were significantly associated with Asian American students' school achievement; (b) parent-child home activity was significantly related to students' school achievement but in a negative direction; (c) parental school involvement was not found to be significant in predicting students' school achievement; (d) parental psychological well-being was significantly associated with both parent-child home activity and students' school achievement; (e) family income was significantly associated with parental psychological well-being, parental school involvement, and children's school achievement; and (f) family structure was not significantly associated with school achievement. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Family Income, Family Involvement, Academic Achievement, Family Structure, Parents, Asian American Students, Structural Equation Models, Family Influence, Psychological Patterns, Well Being, Parent Child Relationship, Family Environment, Parent School Relationship, Kindergarten, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Correlation, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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