The School Performance of Immigrant Minorities: A Comparative View.

Gibson, Margaret A.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The School Performance of Immigrant Minorities: A Comparative View.

Gibson, Margaret A.

Anthropology and Education Quarterly, v18 n4 p262-75 Dec 1987

Working class immigrant youth are frequently more successful in school than nonimmigrant students of similar background if they receive all their schooling in their new homeland. This article explores the forces that allow the children of Punjabi Sikh farm families to succeed academically in spite of severe handicaps. (VM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Educational Policy, Ethnography, High School Students, Immigrants, Language Patterns, Minority Group Children, Panjabi, Performance Factors, Rural Youth, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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