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ERIC Number: EJ571110
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Parent-Child Differences in Educational Expectations and the Academic Achievement of Immigrant and Native Students.
Hao, Lingxin; Bonstead-Bruns, Melissa
Sociology of Education, v71 n3 p175-98 Jul 1998
Argues that both parents' and children's educational expectations are spurred by between-family social capital and within-family social capital, and that agreement between parents and children on educational expectations facilitates children's achievement. Indicates that high levels of parent-child interaction increase expectations, and higher shared-family expectations enhance achievement. (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Family Influence, Minority Groups, Parent Child Relationship, Social Capital
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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