A qualitative study of Vietnamese parental involvement and their high academic achieving children

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Title:
A qualitative study of Vietnamese parental involvement and their high academic achieving children
Series Title:
Journal of Authentic Learning
Creator:
Phan, Tan ( author )
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Language:
English

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Article

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Abstract:
Vietnamese parents in the current study do not belong to school parent organizations, rarely visit the school or contact the teachers. However, the ten students in this qualitative investigation of parent interviews performed well academically, completing their high school educations with a 4.0 G.P.A. This article presents an examination of how Vietnamese parents acculturate their children, leading to high academic achievement without using the traditionally defined parental involvement methods. Specifically, Vietnamese families provided a structured home learning environment, high academic expectations, attention, love and emotional support, traditional family values, stories of cultural heritage and parental sacrifice, and control of children's social lives.
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Submitted by Brian McDonald (bmcdonal@oswego.edu) on 2005-05-20.
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Made available in DSpace on 2005-05-20T21:11:42Z (GMT).

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SUNY Oswego
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SUNY Oswego
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http://hdl.handle.net/1951/399