Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ498335
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Effects of Minority-Language Literacy on the Academic Achievement of Vietnamese Youths in New Orleans.
Bankston, Carl L., III; Zhou, Min
Sociology of Education, v68 n1 p1-17 Jan 1995
Reports on a case study of the role of native-language literacy in the academic achievement of 387 Vietnamese high school students in New Orleans (Louisiana). Finds that literacy in Vietnamese is positively related to identification with the ethnic group and to academic achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Acquisition, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Secondary Education, Social Mobility, Social Status, Social Stratification, Vietnamese People
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana (New Orleans); Vietnam
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