Title: Language, gender, and academic performance : a study of the children of Dominican immigrants /
Authors: Peréa, Flavia C.
Publisher: LFB Scholarly Pub.,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Children of immigrants Education United States Case studies.; Children of immigrants United States Language Case studies.; Native language and education United States Case studies.; Education, Bilingual United States Case studies; Sex differences in education United States Case studies.; Dominicans (Dominican Republic) United States Social conditions.
Contents: Dominican immigrants in the US and Providence, Rhode Island -- What do we know about children of immigrant families? -- Guiding theories -- The nuts and bolts of this study -- Modeling language and academic performance -- So what does all this mean -- Closing thoughts.