Intergenerational Family Predictors of the Black-White Achievement Gap

Autor/inn/en	Mandara, Jelani; Varner, Fatima; Greene, Nereira; Richman, Scott
Titel	Intergenerational Family Predictors of the Black-White Achievement Gap
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 101 (2009) 4, S.867-878 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
DOI	10.1037/a0016644
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Parenting Styles; Child Rearing; Adolescents; Family Environment; Achievement Gap; White Students; African American Students; Longitudinal Studies; Grandparents; Socioeconomic Status; Mothers; Scores; Parent Child Relationship; Prediction; Statistical Analysis; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Kindererziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienmilieu; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Großeltern; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Vorhersage; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The authors examined intergenerational family predictors of the Black-White achievement gap among 4,406 adolescents from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. An intergenerational model of the process by which family factors contribute to the achievement gap was also tested. The results showed that the ethnic gaps in socioeconomic status (SES) and achievement had significantly reduced over the past few generations. Moreover, measures of grandparent SES, mothers' achievement, parent SES, and a comprehensive set of reliable parenting practices explained all of the ethnic differences in achievement scores. Parenting practices such as creating a school-oriented home environment, allowing adolescents to make decisions, and not burdening them with too many chores had particularly important effects on the achievement gap. The authors conclude that adjusting for these differences would eliminate the ethnic achievement gap. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10