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Title: The Influence of Family Background on the Educational Attainment of Latinos
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Padilla, Yolanda Chavez |
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The Influence of Family Background on the Educational Attainment of Latinos New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 25-48 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs Keyword(s): Cognitive Ability; Educational Attainment; Ethnic Groups/Ethnicity; Ethnic Studies; Family Background and Culture; Family Income; Family Influences; Fathers, Influence; Hispanics; Siblings Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Examines the family background & late childhood factors influencing the educational attainment of 49 Latino males ages 14-17, drawing on data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Market Experience - Youth Cohort, 1978-1988. Findings show that family background & resources, ie, father's income & education, number of siblings, educational resources in the home, & national origin, have a strong effect on the total years of schooling completed. However, social psychological attributes, cognitive ability, parental socialization, & time of immigration & generational status have a significant effect on education independent of social origins. Second-generation Latino men achieve greater educational success than immigrants, but third-generation Latino men show a marked lack of progress. Controlling for social origins & generation, it is demonstrated that Puerto Ricans acquire, on average, 1 full year less schooling than men of Mexican origin. Overall, the full model explain s 44% of the variance in the level of educational attainment of young Latino men. 8 Tables. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Padilla, Yolanda Chavez. "The Influence of Family Background on the Educational Attainment of Latinos ." New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 25-48.
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