Do Mothers' Educational Expectations Differ by Race and Ethnicity, or Socioeconomic Status?

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Youngmi; Sherraden, Michael; Clancy, Margaret
Titel	Do Mothers' Educational Expectations Differ by Race and Ethnicity, or Socioeconomic Status?
Quelle	In: Economics of Education Review, 33 (2013), S.82-94 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-7757
DOI	10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.09.007
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Expectation; Parent Aspiration; Educational Attainment; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Socioeconomic Status; Social Differences; Neonates; Whites; African Americans; American Indians; Hispanic Americans; Fiscal Capacity; Health Insurance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Expectancy; Erwartung; Elternwille; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Sozialer Unterschied; Neugeborenes Kind; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner; American Indian; Indianer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Finanzmittel; Krankenversicherung
Abstract	Research has linked parents' educational expectations to children's educational attainment, but findings are inconsistent regarding differences in educational expectations by race and ethnicity. In addition, existing studies have focused on school-age children and their parents. In this study, we use a state representative sample to examine educational expectations among mothers of newborn children. Bivariate association tests for individual racial groups and logistic regressions for the full sample are conducted (weighted N = 2567). These investigate variation in mothers' educational expectations by race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The study finds that non-Hispanic Whites hold higher educational expectations for their children than do African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics. However, these differences by race and ethnicity disappear when the models control for demographic and socioeconomic measures. Among the economic measures, financial assets and health insurance coverage are significantly associated with maternal educational expectations. Implications for research and policy are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10