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Explaining Asian Americans’ academic advantage over whites
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| Zeitschriftentitel: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |
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| Personen und Körperschaften: | , |
| In: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111, 2014, 23, S. 8416-8421 |
| Format: | E-Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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| Zusammenfassung: | <jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p> We find that the Asian-American educational advantage over whites is attributable mainly to Asian students exerting greater academic effort and not to advantages in tested cognitive abilities or socio-demographics. We test explanations for the Asian–white gap in academic effort and find that the gap can be further attributed to ( <jats:italic>i</jats:italic> ) cultural differences in beliefs regarding the connection between effort and achievement and ( <jats:italic>ii</jats:italic> ) immigration status. Finally, we highlight the potential psychological and social costs associated with Asian-American achievement success. </jats:p> |
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| Umfang: | 8416-8421 |
| ISSN: |
0027-8424
1091-6490 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1406402111 |