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Peer reviewedMickelson, Roslyn Arlin – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1993
Reviews by Margaret A. Gibson (1988) and by Margaret A. Gibson and John U. Ogbu, Eds. (1991). These two books contribute significantly to theories of minority school success and failure in plural societies. Both distinguish between immigrant and involuntary minority groups, and attribute differing degrees of academic success to the cultural models…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis
Gold, Steven J.; Tuan, Mia – 1993
Close to 250,000 Jews from the former Soviet Union have arrived in the United States since the early 1970s. In recent years, former Soviets have been the largest refugee population to enter the United States. These immigrants are generally well-equipped for adjusting to American life. They are skilled, educated, and possess urban experience.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
