Early Academic Socialization of Successful Asian-American College Students [microform] / Elliott R. Mordkowitz and Herbert P. Ginsburg
- Bib ID:
- 5478093
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Mordkowitz, Elliott R
- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 20 p.
- Summary:
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This study of the home background of successful Asian-Americans found that specific aspects of home socialization can exert a positive effect on school adjustment and achievement. The study consisted of 90-minute structured interviews conducted with 15 Asian-American students (Harvard undergraduates or secondary school summer students--roughly equal numbers of Chinese, Japanese and Korean youth). Their families were found to motivate achievement by: (1) shaping very positive attitudes to learning; (2) underscoring the importance of the child's education by the parents' willingness to further that education by working harder to provide tutoring, moving into better school districts, etc.; (3) indicating high achievement expectations for the child and encouraging perseverance; (4) strictly controlling homework and recreational time; (5) providing accelerated exposure to the basic school curriculum prior to and outside of school; (5) encouraging children to deal with conflicts in a non-confrontational manner that encouraged self-control and increased concentration on academic work; and (6) excusing the child from daily household chores and economic contributions to the family unless doing so was essential. A de-emphasis on verbal activity was also found. The findings lend support to two theoretical trends in explanations of school achievement: the helplessness hypothesis and the home influence hypothesis. A list of references is included. (PS)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: Spencer Foundation, Chicago, IL.
- ERIC Note: Portions of this paper were presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Francisco, CA, April 16-20, 1986).
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Other authors/contributors:
- Ginsburg, Herbert P, author
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