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Identity and Academic Success among Underrepresented Ethnic Minorities: An Interdisciplinary Review and Integration
Author(s) -
Syed Moin,
Azmitia Margarita,
Cooper Catherine R.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01709.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , identity (music) , stereotype threat , prejudice (legal term) , social identity theory , discipline , social psychology , sociology , stereotype (uml) , psychology , public relations , social science , political science , social group , physics , anthropology , acoustics
A growing body of literature provides insight into the ingredients for academic success for underrepresented ethnic minority students at all points of the academic pipeline. Theory and research in developmental and social psychology, education, and sociology all point to the important role of identity for students’ academic success. The purpose of this article is to review some of the major findings across these social science disciplines to identify points of synergy that can inform effective policy recommendations. The review is structured around three points of convergence across disciplines: (1) prejudice and stereotype threat; (2) the role of social support; and (3) the availability of options for identity development. Reviewing these three topics sheds light on how the relation between identity and academic success must be understood on individual, relational, and institutional levels of analysis.