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ERIC Number: EJ679980
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Educational Achievement, Language-Minority Students, and the New Second Generation.
Schmid, Carol L.
Sociology of Education, p71-87 2001
Reviews contributing factors of uneven absorption and educational achievement in second generation immigrants, primarily from Asia and Latin America. Argues factors are external and include economic opportunities, racial and ethnic status, group reception, and intrinsic factors like human and social capital, family structure, community organization, and cultural and linguistic patterns. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Status, Family Characteristics, Human Capital, Immigrants, Immigration, Language Patterns, Language Proficiency, Racial Bias, Racial Factors, Social Capital, Social Stratification, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Children of Immigrants; Cultural Capital
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme Issue: Currents of Thought: Sociology of Education at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Extra 2001 Issue.