Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity.

Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.; Donato, Katharine M.

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ERIC Number: EJ518745

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Publication Date: 1995

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Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity.

Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.; Donato, Katharine M.

Social Forces, v74 n2 p559-74 Dec 1995

Analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth revealed that being foreign-born negatively affected the high school graduation rate of Mexican Americans but not that of Puerto Ricans. Among U.S.-born Mexican Americans, those with immigrant parents had higher educational attainment than those with U.S.-born parents. Contains 30 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Structure, High School Graduates, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Parent Influence, Puerto Ricans

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Language: English

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