Gonzalez, Gabriella C.

Educational Attainment in Immigrant Families : Community Context and Family Background. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (229 pages)

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Understanding Status Attainment Processes within Native and Immigrant Families -- Predictors of Social Status: Investigating the Roles of Educational Attainment and Country of Origin -- The Effects of Community Context on the Occupational Status of Immigrant Families and on the Educational Attainment of Their Children -- The Influences of Parental Involvement on the Educational Attainment of Children in Immigrant Families -- Conclusions and Policy Implications -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Appendix F -- Appendix G -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

9781593321857


Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States.
Educational attainment -- United States.


Electronic books.

LC3746 -- .G66 2005eb

371.826/912/0973