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1. Mandara, Jelani
Economic Resources and Achievement Oriented Parenting Explain Most Ethnic Disparities in Child and Adolescent Achievement
Presentation: Montreal QC, Canada: Invited Address, SRCD Biennial Meeting, March 31 - April 2, 2011.
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Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Birth Order; Ethnic Differences; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Modeling, Structural Equation; Parenting Skills/Styles; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Reading); Siblings; Sociability/Socialization/Social Interaction

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In this talk, Jelani Mandara will argue that ethnic differences in achievement are completely social in origin. He will argue that the significant differences in SES of past generations led to ethnic differences in the use of achievement oriented parenting strategies. Such parenting strategies are fundamental to the development of certain cognitive skills and achievement motivation, which, along with school factors, account for current ethnic disparities in achievement. Using SEM with latent variables to test the tenets of this model with data from the NLSY79, NLSY97 and smaller datasets, Dr. Mandara will show that once SES and parenting are appropriately measured, the family factors explain no less than 90% of the achievement gap in each dataset. He also will show that these achievement disparities are somewhat different by gender, birth order, and region of the country. Dr. Mandara will conclude by discussing the importance of effective parent training interventions and other policy recommendations.
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Mandara, Jelani. "Economic Resources and Achievement Oriented Parenting Explain Most Ethnic Disparities in Child and Adolescent Achievement." Presentation: Montreal QC, Canada: Invited Address, SRCD Biennial Meeting, March 31 - April 2, 2011.