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Author: Donato, Katharine M.
Resulting in 2 citations.
1. Donato, Katharine M.
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Educational Achievement of U.S. Puerto Ricans
New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 99-111
Cohort(s): Mature Women, NLSY79
Publisher: John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Ethnic Groups; Hispanics; Minority Groups; Racial Differences

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Extends research on minority educational achievement to the 1990s, emphasizing the experiences of Puerto Ricans, using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. Results suggest that compared with whites, blacks, & Mexicans, Puerto Ricans exhibit the lowest high school graduation rates. Their educational disadvantage is unique: even if they assumed the attributes of whites, they would graduate at lower rates. This finding deserves priority in the agendas of both scholars & policy specialists. 5 Tables. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Donato, Katharine M. and Roger A. Wojtkiewicz. "Educational Achievement of U.S. Puerto Ricans." New England Journal of Public Policy 11,2 (Spring-Summer 1996): 99-111.
2. Wojtkiewicz, Roger A.
Donato, Katharine M.
Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity
Social Forces 74,2 (December 1995): 559-574.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2580492
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Ethnic Differences; Ethnic Groups; Family Background and Culture; Family Structure; Heterogeneity; Hispanics; Parental Influences; Sex Roles

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

Data from the 1979-1990 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth are drawn on to examine the degree to which foreign birth explains the lower educational attainment of Mexicans & Puerto Ricans compared to whites in the US. Although foreign birth is a partial explanation of group differences, family structure & parental education are more important. However, when considering how the effects of nativity vary across Hispanic groups, it is found that US- born Puerto Ricans are no better off than foreign-born Puerto Ricans. There is also evidence of heterogeneity in the educational experiences of US-born Mexicans: those with foreign-born parents have higher educational attainment than those with US-born parents. 5 Tables, 30 References. Adapted from the source document. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.)
Bibliography Citation
Wojtkiewicz, Roger A. and Katharine M. Donato. "Hispanic Educational Attainment: The Effects of Family Background and Nativity." Social Forces 74,2 (December 1995): 559-574.