Date of Award
1-1-2018
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Anthropology
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, vii, 242 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
James Collins
Committee Members
Kristen Wilcox, Jennifer Burrell, Margaret Sheehy
Keywords
Assimilation, Education, Ethnography, High-stakes exams, Immigrants, Social class, Teenage immigrants, Academic achievement, Classroom environment, Motivation in education
Subject Categories
Education | Language and Literacy Education | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Abstract
As immigrants and refugees constitute an increasingly large proportion of public school students across the United States, much scholarly attention has focused on the variables which promote and hamper academic success of these students. Specifically, the high aspirations and optimistic attitudes towards schooling and the effects of assimilation pressures have been identified as two important features contributing to the academic performance of newcomers.
Recommended Citation
Leo, Aaron, "Aspiration, attainment, and assimilation : a critical ethnography of newcomer youth in an American high school" (2018). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 2109.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/2109