Generational status, immigrant concentration and academic achievement: comparing first and second-generation immigrants with third-plus generation students

Abstract Background Immigrants and their children are the fastest-growing demographic group in the United States, and schools are often the first social institution young immigrants engage with on a sustained basis. As such, the academic achievement of immigrant students can be viewed as an indicato...

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Main Authors: Margarita Pivovarova, Jeanne M. Powers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-019-0075-4