ERIC Number: EJ935078
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0316-1218
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Immigrant Parents' Investments in Their Children's Post-Secondary Education
Sweet, Robert; Anisef, Paul; Walters, David
Canadian Journal of Higher Education, v40 n3 p59-80 2010
This paper examines relationships between the resources available to immigrant families and the amount parents are willing and able to save for their children's post-secondary education (PSE). We use data from Statistics Canada's 2002 Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning to compare immigrant and native-born PSE saving. The results indicate that income and asset wealth constrain PSE savings in some immigrant families. However, immigrants share with non-immigrants a set of parenting beliefs and practices that encourage both groups to invest in their children's educational futures. (Contains 3 notes and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Migrant Children, Migrant Education, Parent Financial Contribution, Family Income, Family Financial Resources, Family Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Predictor Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Postsecondary Education, Investment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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