Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ637923
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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The Role of Socioeconomic and Sociocultural Factors in Language Minority Children's Development: An Ecological Research View.
Gonzalez, Virginia
Bilingual Research Journal, v25 n1-2 p1-30 Win-Spr 2001
A multidimensional model is presented for understanding an ecological perspective to the study of development in language minority children. Socioeconomic and sociocultural factors influencing language minority child development are discussed, with emphasis on the effects of cultural familial factors and home language use. Recommendations for future research are offered. (Contains 39 references.) (TD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Biculturalism, Child Development, Cultural Influences, Developmental Psychology, Family Environment, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Language Minorities, Language Usage, Minority Group Children, Models, Parent Influence, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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