The factors that affect the educational performance of migrant children

This paper reports the results of a study conducted with Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central American migrants. The study identified the perception of migrants in regard to the education of their children. Five hundred ninety-eight interviews and over 2,500 hours of data collection were analyzed. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Education (Chula Vista) 1991-06, Vol.111 (4), p.483
1. Verfasser:	Diaz, Joseph O. Prewitt
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Children Children of migrant laborers Education Emigration and immigration Foreign students Latin Americans Mexicans Mexicans in the United States Migrant labor Puerto Ricans Puerto Ricans in the United States Social aspects Students, Foreign
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper reports the results of a study conducted with Puerto Rican, Mexican, and Central American migrants. The study identified the perception of migrants in regard to the education of their children. Five hundred ninety-eight interviews and over 2,500 hours of data collection were analyzed. The results of the study indicate that there are four major factors that affect the educational performance of migrant school children: ecological; educational; psychological; and economical.
ISSN:	0013-1172