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Parental influences on the high school students' academic achievement: A comparison of Asian immigrants, Asian Americans, and White Americans
Author(s) -
Mau WeiCheng
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199707)34:3<267::aid-pits9>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - immigration , asian americans , psychology , academic achievement , white (mutation) , ethnic group , developmental psychology , sample (material) , sociology , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , chromatography , anthropology , gene , history
This study investigates the differences in parental influence on academic achievement of Asian immigrants, Asian Americans, and White Americans. The sample consisted of a nationally representative sample of 10th grade students obtained from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 88, first follow‐up, sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics. Results indicate that both Asian immigrants and Asian Americans spent significantly more time on homework and perceived higher parental educational expectation than did White American students. White American students, on the other hand, reported more parental involvement in school activities. A negative relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement was found for the Asian immigrant and Asian American students. Implications of the findings on academic achievement are discussed based on cultural perspectives. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.