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Feliciano, Cynthia. "Beyond the Family: The Influence of National-Origin Group Characteristics on the Educational Aspirations and Expectations of Immigrants' Children" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109958_index.html>

Feliciano, C. , 2004-08-14 "Beyond the Family: The Influence of National-Origin Group Characteristics on the Educational Aspirations and Expectations of Immigrants' Children" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109958_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Understanding how immigrants’ children form educational aspirations and expectations may provide insight into the causes of eventual disparities in socioeconomic attainment among national-origin groups. This article examines how characteristics of national-origin groups—in particular, the average educational attainment of the immigrant group relative to the home country population (educational selectivity), and the immigrant group’s average socioeconomic status—shape educational aspirations and expectations among immigrants’ children. This study uses a unique dataset compiled from published international data and U.S. census data on 19 immigrant groups combined with Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey data to show that group-level characteristics are important in shaping the educational adaptation process for second-generation youths. Findings show that higher group educational selectivity is beneficial because it facilitates higher perceived parental aspirations, which shape the educational expectations, and especially, aspirations of second generation youths. Further, as immigrant group educational selectivity increases, youths’ educational expectations also increase. The results highlight the interaction effects between group and individual-level factors in that the effect of parents’ socioeconomic status on students’ educational expectations depends upon the selectivity of the immigrant group to which they belong. These findings suggest that group-level characteristics matter above and beyond their association with individual family background characteristics, and that greater attention needs to be drawn to the effects of ethnic communities and group identities in understanding educational outcomes among the second generation.

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