Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ442186
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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The Importance of Small-Business Ownership in Chinese American Educational Achievement.
Sanchirico, Andrew
Sociology of Education, v64 n4 p293-304 Oct 1991
Discusses a study of whether Chinese-American families in small businesses promote educational achievement by transmitting high aspirations to the next generation. Concludes that proprietors exert positive influence on their children's educational attainment. Suggests that small business participation has encouraged intergenerational educational mobility among Chinese Americans. (DK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Attitude Measures, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture, Education Work Relationship, Educational Mobility, Educational Research, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Ownership, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Parent Student Relationship, Small Businesses, Student Educational Objectives
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
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