Racial Reputations for Academic Excellence

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the roots of Asian-Americans' and American Jews' reputation for academic success. The writer examines classroom, family and societal contributors to their academic excellence. The paper focuses on the parental beliefs about education and their emphasis on academic studies.

Outline:
Introduction
Class Effort
Parental Involvement
Family Rules
The Wars
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Society has dealt with stereotypes since the beginning of time. Whether those stereotypes were racially, ethnically or otherwise motivated they have continued to pervade the mindset of those who coexist on earth. One prevalent stereotype in America is the idea that Asian Americans and American Jews have a reputation for academic excellence. It is such a strong believe in American society that one highly desirable magnet high school in the nation required Asian applicants to score higher on entrance exams than any other race to obtain a space in the school. While stereotypes are often wrong or founded in untruths, the reputation of Asian Americans and American Jews for academic excellence can be traced to cultural beliefs and tradition within the race."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cheo, Roland. " Making the grade through class effort alone." Economic Society of Australia; (2003) June pp 46
• Ho, Tamara. "Environmental, social, and psychological experiences of Asian American undergraduates: examining issues of academic persistence." (Research). Journal of Counseling and Development | (2003) January pp
• Lin, Qiuyun . "Parent involvement and mathematics achievement: contrast across racial and ethnic groups." The Journal of Educational Research (2005) November. Pp 174
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• Schulenberg, John E.. "Predictors of parent involvement across contexts in Asian American and European American families." Journal of Comparative Family Studies; (2007) January, pp 269

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