Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
academic achievement, immigrant youth, delinquency, No Child Left Behind
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Sociology
Abstract
As a research team at BYU we study academic achievement and delinquency among youth. Our goal is to provide a new portrait of how investment at home and at school results in returns to children and adolescents in these areas. There is currently increased pressure on schools to be accountable for student outcomes, and No Child Left Behind ties teacher compensation and funding for schools to student achievement. But given the complexity of the processes through which student achievement is realized, will this school-centered strategy actually work? Because families play such a crucial role in promoting academic achievement, could it actually be that the best way to help children’s achievement is to strengthen the capital they experience at home?
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Jessica and Dufur, Dr. Mikaela
(2014)
"Academic Achievement Among Immigrant Youth: Does School Matter More Than Home?,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 364.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/364