Ethnic Group Identity and Orientations toward Educational Attainment: A Comparison of Mexican American and Anglo Boys.

Autor/inn/en	Juarez, Rumaldo Z.; Kuvlesky, William P.
Titel	Ethnic Group Identity and Orientations toward Educational Attainment: A Comparison of Mexican American and Anglo Boys.
Quelle	(1968), (36 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Anglo Americans; Aspiration; College Entrance Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Educational Attainment; Educational Objectives; Ethnic Discrimination; Geographic Regions; Goal Orientation; Grade 10; Language Handicaps; Mexican Americans; Potential Dropouts; Poverty; Profiles; Questionnaires; Rural Education; Social Discrimination; Socioeconomic Status; Values; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Streben; Aufnahmeprüfung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Speech disorder; Speech disorders; Speech disabilities; Speech disability; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Speech impairment; Speech impairments; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Hispanoamerikaner; Armut; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Fragebogen; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Wertbegriff
Abstract	A study of the educational status orientations of tenth grade Mexican-American and Anglo boys in economically depressed areas of Texas found that the 2 groups had similarly high educational goals. Detailed analysis of data revealed that Anglo boys had a tendency to express more frequently high educational goals as compared to their Mexican-American counterparts. However, more Anglo boys expressed a desire to quit school while more Mexican-American youth expressed a desire to do graduate work. Intensity of aspiration was slightly higher for the Mexican-American sample, as compared to the Anglo group. Anglo youth clearly had higher educational expectations than the Mexican-American youth studied, and were slightly more certain of realizing their anticipated statuses. It was suggested that colleges and universities reevaluate entrance requirements to include consideration of student desire to pursue a college education. A related document is RC 002 587. (DA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC