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Article: The Determinants of Academic Performance: Hong Kong Immigrant Students in Canadian Schools.
- Article from:
- Canadian Ethnic Studies Journal
- Article date:
- September 22, 2000
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ABSTRACT/RESUME
Using the concepts of financial capital, human capital, and social capital, this article attempts to disentangle the major factors which affected the academic performance of 368 recent Hong Kong immigrant students attending 26 different public high schools in Toronto. Results of the ordinary-least square regression analysis indicated that presence of father in Canada, higher self-rated socio-economic status, immigration to Canada being politically motivated, and higher level of English proficiency were significantly and positively related to academic performance.
A partir des concepts de capital financier, capital humain et capital ...