Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ538214
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Mexican American Children's Perceptions of Self and School Achievement.
Okagaki, Lynn; And Others
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v18 n4 p469-84 Nov 1996
Interviews with 43 Mexican American 4th- and 5th-grade students found that student beliefs about their ethnicity influenced perceptions of their social and behavioral competence, self-worth, and attitudes toward school, but were not related to their level of academic achievement. Discusses the relationship between parents' and childrens' beliefs about racial barriers to achievement. Contains 25 references. (LP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Elementary School Students, Ethnicity, Grade 4, Grade 5, Identification (Psychology), Learning Motivation, Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans, Minority Groups, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Racial Bias, School Attitudes, Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Underachievement
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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