Educational Achievement, Language-Minority Students, and the New Second Generation.

Y

17

Academic Achievement; Cultural Influences; Elementary Secondary Education; Ethnic Bias; Ethnic Groups; Ethnic Status; Family Characteristics; Human Capital; Immigrants; Immigration; Language Patterns; Language Proficiency; Racial Bias; Racial Factors; Social Capital; Social Stratification; Socioeconomic Influences

0038-0407

Reviews contributing factors of uneven absorption and educational achievement in second generation immigrants, primarily from Asia and Latin America. Argues factors are external and include economic opportunities, racial and ethnic status, group reception, and intrinsic factors like human and social capital, family structure, community organization, and cultural and linguistic patterns. (CAJ)

ED491283

2004

EJ679980