Uprooting children : mobility, social capital, and Mexican American underachievement / Robert Ketner Ream.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ream, Robert Ketner, 1966-

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Student mobility--United States.

Student mobility.

Academic achievement--United States.

Academic achievement.

Social capital (Sociology)--United States.

Social capital (Sociology).

Mexican American students.

Minority students--United States.

Minority students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

The Achievement Gap, Social Capital and Mobility: An Overview

Mixed-Methods Research Design

Test-Score Performance and Rates of Mobility by Socioeconomic and Nativity Status

Group-Level Differences in the Availability of Social Capital by Socioeconomic and Nativity Status

Informal Social Networks and the Mobility/ Social Capital Dynamic

Formal Social Networks: The Mobility/ Social Capital Dynamic and the " Downside" of Social Capital

Summary of Findings and Recommendations

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

INDEX.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-204) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-164-3

OCLC:

64552634