Adolescents' perceptions of their parents' academic expectations: comparison of American, Chinese-American, and Chinese high school students.

Full Abstract

Cultural background not only influences family beliefs about the value of education, but may affect how academic expectations are communicated by parents and perceived by their children. This study examined differences in willingness to conform to parents' expectations of academic achievement as perceived by American, Chinese-American, and Chinese high school students. Findings indicated that Chinese students were more willing to accept their parents' advice and cared more about fulfilling academic expectations than did American students. Students in all three groups had similar feelings of independence. The views of Chinese-American students reflected the influence of both their Chinese heritage and the American culture in which they resided.

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Author/s: Chen, H (H); Lan, W (W);

Affiliation: Saint Martin's College, Lacey, Washington 98503, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Adolescence (Adolescence), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1998-; vol 33 (issue 130) : pp 385-90

Dates: Created 1998/11/16; Completed 1998/11/16; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 9706324, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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