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Paat, Yok-Fong – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2015
This article examines the aspiration-attainment gap and educational resilience among children of Mexican immigrants in the midst of the post-1965 U.S. demographic transformation. Two widespread theoretical explanations are used to understand the educational disparities faced by this subpopulation: the cultural argument, which emphasizes their…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Immigrants, Academic Aspiration, Achievement Gap