03518nam 2200697Ia 450 991096653340332120200520144314.097815933267771593326777(CKB)2670000000271336(EBL)1057836(OCoLC)818819102(SSID)ssj0000756173(PQKBManifestationID)11496708(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756173(PQKBWorkID)10750558(PQKB)11542147(MiAaPQ)EBC1057836(Au-PeEL)EBL1057836(CaPaEBR)ebr10622772(Perlego)2028058(EXLCZ)99267000000027133620110124d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguage, gender, and academic performance a study of the children of Dominican immigrants /Flavia C. Perea1st ed.El Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (167 p.)The new Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.9781593323905 1593323905 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 conditionsChildren of immigrantsEducationChildren of immigrantsLanguageNative language and educationEducation, BilingualSex differences in educationDominicans (Dominican Republic)Social conditions.370.117/50973Perea Flavia C1805736MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966533403321Language, gender, and academic performance4354500UNINA