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Family factors and immigrant students’ academic achievement An Asian and Hispanic comparison study

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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the relationship between family-related factors and
academic performance for Asian and Hispanic immigrant students.

Design/methodology/approach – The study used data drawn from the Children of Immigrants
Longitudinal Study. Data were collected from second-generation immigrant students in forms of
surveys. A total of 10th to 12th grade Asian (n¼3,022) and Hispanic immigrant students (n¼1,664)
reported their family income, father’s and mother’ education, parents’ education aspiration for them,
their own education aspiration, English proficiency, family cohesion, and parent-child conflict.
Their school performance indicated by grade point average demonstrated in school records was also
collected. Data were analyzed with analysis of variance and regression techniques.

Findings – Family income and parent-child conflict were identified as predictors of immigrant
students’ grade point average. When regression analyses were conducted separately for Asian and
Hispanic students, different patterns emerged. Family income and parent-child conflict predicted
Hispanic immigrant students’ academic performance whereas parent education aspiration and family
income predicted Asian immigrant students’ academic performance.

Originality/value – The current study was among the first to examine how family emotional factors
related to Asian and Hispanic immigrant students’ academic performance. The findings demonstrated
some interesting patterns in terms of how different family-related factors contributed to the two
immigrant student groups. It added to the existing literature about what distinguished Asian and
Hispanic immigrant students’ academic achievement.

Keywords: Academic performance, Asian immigrant, Family cohesion, Hispanic immigrant, Parent-child conflict, SES, Educational preference

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Judul Seri

Asian Education and Development Studies

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

London : Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2015

Deskripsi Fisik

Asian Education and Development Studies Vol. 4 No. 4, 2015

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

DOI 10.1108/AEDS-01-

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

Vol. 4 No. 4, 2015

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