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ERIC Number: EJ652671
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1523-5882
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The Significance of Language and Cultural Education on Secondary Achievement: A Survey of Chinese-American and Korean-American Students.
Lee, Steven K.
Bilingual Research Journal, v26 n2 p327-38 Sum 2002
Surveys of 105 U.S.-born, Chinese-American and Korean-American students in southern California high schools found that those who adapted to the mainstream culture while maintaining their heritage language and culture had higher academic achievement than those who wholly adopted mainstream values and lifestyles. (Contains 21 references.) (SV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian American Students, Chinese Americans, Cultural Maintenance, Ethnicity, Heritage Education, High School Students, High Schools, Korean Americans, Language Maintenance, Student Attitudes, Student Interests, Student Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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