ERIC Number: EJ296301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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The Drive to Excel: Strong Families and Hard Work Propel Asian-Americans to the Top of the Class.
Newsweek, (On Campus special issue) p4-8,10-11,13 Apr 1984
Reviews achievements of Asian Americans in higher education, the importance of family in the drive to succeed, attitudes toward education, Asian American predominance in technical fields, and some stereotypes about Asian Americans. Also discusses comparative studies of Asian and American newborns and Asian and American childrearing. (CMG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, Career Choice, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Student Problems, Study Habits
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - General; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Japan
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