03470nam 2200661Ia 450 991046254920332120200520144314.01-59332-677-7(CKB)2670000000271336(EBL)1057836(OCoLC)818819102(SSID)ssj0000756173(PQKBManifestationID)11496708(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756173(PQKBWorkID)10750558(PQKB)11542147(MiAaPQ)EBC1057836(Au-PeEL)EBL1057836(CaPaEBR)ebr10622772(EXLCZ)99267000000027133620110124d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguage, gender, and academic performance[electronic resource] a study of the children of Dominican immigrants /Flavia C. PeréaEl Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (167 p.)The new Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-390-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Cynthia García Coll; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Dominican Immigrants in the US and Providence,Rhode Island; CHAPTER 3: What do we know about Children of ImmigrantFamilies?; CHAPTER 4: Guiding Theories; CHAPTER 5: The Nuts and Bolts of this Study; CHAPTER 6: Modeling Language, Gender, and AcademicPerformance; CHAPTER 7: So what does all this Mean?; CHAPTER 8: Closing Thoughts; Notes; Appendix A; References; IndexResearch has found immigrant youth perform better in school compared to their native-born peers. However, academic performance deteriorates with acculturation to US culture, whereas bilingualism has been associated with better performance in school. Peréa examined whether language acculturation could explain the variation in academic grades among Dominican children of immigrants, and tested whether children who preferred Spanish and English equally had better grades than those who preferred English only. Results indicate benefits associated with bilingualism, however they also indicate a gendeNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Children of immigrantsEducationUnited StatesCase studiesChildren of immigrantsUnited StatesLanguageCase studiesNative language and educationUnited StatesCase studiesEducation, BilingualUnited StatesCase studiesSex differences in educationUnited StatesCase studiesDominicans (Dominican Republic)United StatesSocial conditionsElectronic books.Children of immigrantsEducationChildren of immigrantsLanguageNative language and educationEducation, BilingualSex differences in educationDominicans (Dominican Republic)Social conditions.370.117/50973Peréa Flavia C917261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462549203321Language, gender, and academic performance2056431UNINA