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The Academic Success of East-Asian–American Students—An Investment Model

Social science research, 1998-12, Vol.27 (4), p.432-456 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

1998 Academic Press ;Copyright Academic Press Dec 1998 ;ISSN: 0049-089X ;EISSN: 1096-0317 ;DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1998.0629 ;CODEN: SSREBG

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Title:
The Academic Success of East-Asian–American Students—An Investment Model
Author: Sun, Yongmin
Subjects: Academic Achievement ; Asian Americans ; Asians ; Cultural Capital ; Education ; Educational Attainment ; Empirical research ; Higher Education ; Human Capital ; Human resources ; Investment ; Investment returns ; Junior High School Students ; Mathematics ; Racial Differences ; Racial differentiation ; Science ; Social capital ; Social research ; Students ; United States ; United States of America
Is Part Of: Social science research, 1998-12, Vol.27 (4), p.432-456
Description: Previous empirical studies have long noted the existence of an “Asian effect” on students' math and science performance. Yet, few studies have developed a conceptual model that explains why Asian-American students outperform students from other race-ethnic backgrounds. In this study, I incorporate the concepts of financial, human, cultural, and social capital into an investment model to study racial differences in educational performance. Analyses of a nationally representative sample of 8th grade students have indicated that families from East-Asian origins invest more aggressively in financial, human, and within-family social capital than families from other racial groups, even after social and demographic controls are taken into consideration. These differences in investment explain a large portion of the Asian effect. In addition, half of the investment measures examined yield a greater educational return for East-Asian students than for students of other racial groups. Overall, the analyses have demonstrated that the investment model is an attractive approach to study the Asian effect.
Publisher: San Diego, Calif: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0049-089X
EISSN: 1096-0317
DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1998.0629
CODEN: SSREBG
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection

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The Academic Success of East-Asian–American Students—An Investment Model

1998 Academic Press ;Copyright Academic Press Dec 1998 ;ISSN: 0049-089X ;EISSN: 1096-0317 ;DOI: 10.1006/ssre.1998.0629 ;CODEN: SSREBG

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