Acculturation, Social Support and Academic Achievement of Mexican and Mexican American High School Students: An Exploratory Study.

Lopez, Eric J.; Ehly, Stewart; Garcia-Vasquez, Enedina

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Publication Date: 2002

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Acculturation, Social Support and Academic Achievement of Mexican and Mexican American High School Students: An Exploratory Study.

Lopez, Eric J.; Ehly, Stewart; Garcia-Vasquez, Enedina

Psychology in the Schools, v39 n3 p245-57 May 2002

Concern about the high dropout rate among Mexican American high school students promoted a study to investigate how acculturation and social support influence academic achievement. Students who were highly integrated and strongly bicultural tended to have higher academic achievement. Females tended to have high GPAs; males were slightly more acculturated. (JDM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Biculturalism, Dropouts, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools, Immigrants, Mexican Americans, Sex Differences, Social Integration, Social Support Groups

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Language: English

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