NDLI: Acculturation and School Success: Understanding the Variability of Mexican American Youth Adaptation Across Urban and Suburban Contexts

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Conchas, Gilberto Q. Oseguera, Leticia Vigil, James Diego
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This article concentrates on the educational experiences of urban and suburban Mexican American youth, from recent immigrants to those that have been in the United States for generations. The article seeks to unravel the relationship between acculturation and school success by offering a holistic and longitudinal approach of three time periods: 1974, 1988, and 2004. The dynamics of Mexican American acculturation and adaptation differ across populations (People), environmental settings (Place), and across the three time periods studied (Time). The diversity of physical space, social locations, and ethnic identities within the Mexican American population needs to be recognized within such an analysis. This article highlights policy and practice designed to impact the largest ethnic minority group in the United States, a population constantly facing changes.
Starting Page	401
Ending Page	422
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00420972
Journal	The Urban Review
Volume Number	44
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15731960
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-03-10
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Immigration Acculturation Mexican American youth Urban Suburban High schools Engagement Community and Environmental Psychology Sociology Education (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Urban Studies Education

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