ERIC Number: EJ1265953
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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Fostering the Cultural Experiences and School Engagement of Samoan American Students in Urban Schools
Borrero, Noah; Yeh, Christine
Urban Education, v55 n10 p1441-1460 Dec 2020
We explored the associations of collective self-esteem and parent educational practices with school engagement in a sample of 128 Samoan middle and high school students in an urban school district. Simultaneous regression analysis revealed that each of these independent variables contributed to significant variance in school engagement. Specifically, the overall regression model accounted for 22% of the variance in school engagement. Collective self-esteem was the most significant association, followed by parent educational practices. Implications discuss how we must consider Samoan and other marginalized youths' cultural worth and perceptions of parental practices as critical factors influencing their school connections.
Descriptors: Samoan Americans, Self Esteem, Middle School Students, High School Students, Urban Schools, Cultural Influences, Learner Engagement, Parent Influence, Educational Practices, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco)
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