Language, Gender, and Academic Performance : a Study of the Children of Dominican Immigrants.

Research has found immigrant youth perform better in school compared to their native-born peers. However, academic performance deteriorates with acculturation to US culture, whereas bilingualism has been associated with better performance in school. Peréa examined whether language acculturation cou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perea, Flavia C.
Otros Autores: Pera, Flavia C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2011.
Colección:New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Temas:
Children of immigrants > Education > United States > Case studies.
Children of immigrants > United States > Language > Case studies.
Native language and education > United States > Case studies.
Education, Bilingual > United States > Case studies.
Sex differences in education > United States > Case studies.
Dominicans (Dominican Republic) > United States > Social conditions.
Enfants d'immigrants > Éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Enfants d'immigrants > États-Unis > Langage > Études de cas.
Langue maternelle et éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Différences entre sexes en éducation > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Dominicains (Peuple) > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
EDUCATION > Bilingual Education.
Children of immigrants > Education
Children of immigrants > Language
Dominicans (Dominican Republic) > Social conditions
Education, Bilingual
Native language and education
Sex differences in education
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Research has found immigrant youth perform better in school compared to their native-born peers. However, academic performance deteriorates with acculturation to US culture, whereas bilingualism has been associated with better performance in school. Peréa examined whether language acculturation could explain the variation in academic grades among Dominican children of immigrants, and tested whether children who preferred Spanish and English equally had better grades than those who preferred English only. Results indicate benefits associated with bilingualism, however they also indicate a gende.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (167 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593326777
1593326777

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