Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Sociology

Content Description

1 online resource (viii, 304 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Donald J Hernandez

Committee Members

Donald J Hernandez, Nancy A Denton, Glenn Deane

Keywords

Academic, Children, Context, Hispanic, Immigrant, Neighborhood, Hispanic American children, Academic achievement, Immigrant children, Hispanic American neighborhoods

Subject Categories

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Educational Sociology | Sociology

Abstract

Hispanic children in the U.S. have made great strides in academic achievement. Yet gaps persist between Hispanic children and a number of their peers. This research investigates whether this diverse population of children may be better understood as two groups with different academic needs and assets: those in immigrant families and those in third and later generation families.

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