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The significance of relationships: academic engagement and achievement among newcomer immigrant youth.
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| Author | Suárez-Orozco, Carola Pimentel, Allyson Martin, Margary |
| Abstract | Background/Context: Newcomer immigrant students are entering schools in the United States in unprecedented numbers. As they enter new school contexts, they face a number of challenges in their adjustment. Previous literature suggested that relationships in school play a particularly crucial role in promoting socially competent behavior in the classroom and in fostering academic engagement and school performance. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the role of school-based relationships in engagement and achievement in a population of newcomer immigrant students. Research Design: The Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation Study (LISA) used a mixed-methods approach, combining longitudinal, interdisciplinary, qualitative, and quantitative approaches to document adaptation patterns of 407 recently arrived immi- |
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| Subject Keyword | Academic Engagement Newcomer Immigrant Youth Newcomer Immigrant Student Research Design Crucial Role Mixed-methods Approach School Performance New School Context School-based Relationship Previous Literature Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation Study Competent Behavior United State Adaptation Pattern Quantitative Approach Unprecedented Number |
| Content Type | Text |
