What Makes Acculturation Successful? A Study of Immigrant Students at Rutgers.

是什么让文化适应成功？

基本信息

批准号：
8217225
负责人：
PETER J GUARNACCIA
金额：
$ 19.31万
依托单位：
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J.
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2011-02-01 至 2014-01-31
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In the late 20th and early 21st Centuries, the United States has been experiencing large scale and continuing immigration of people from around the world, but particularly Latin America and Asia. Estimates are that by 2020, 15% of the U.S. population will be foreign born, surpassing the impacts of immigration on the U.S. at the turn of the 20th Century. This makes understanding processes of acculturation and their relation to successful social adjustment, especially educational attainment, critical issues. This proposal responds to the call in the report Questions that Matter (SSRC, 2005) for research that examines the impacts of ethnic identity, family, and community factors on the successful transition from high school to college. It complements the literature on the adaptation and adjustment of immigrant and second generation youth to secondary schools. It amplifies recent work supported by NICHD that focuses on educational success among immigrant children and the development of skills to have a successful, productive, and healthy adult life (Glick & White, 2003; Fuligni & Witkow, 2004; NIH News, 2004). More broadly, the proposed study focuses on resilience factors among immigrant children and their families that promote the ability of immigrant youth to take succeed in this important developmental transition. The goal of this application is to carry out a study of immigrant students who have entered Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to delineate the key processes of adaptation and adjustment that immigrant youth and their families go through to successfully negotiate life in the United States. The proposed study will employ focus groups with 200 immigrant students to understand in-depth their experiences of adaptation and adjustment to U.S. society and the factors that helped them successfully attain college admission. A final product of the proposed study will be the identification of key items for a new acculturation measure. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: In the late 20th and early 21st Centuries, the United States has been experiencing large scale and continuing immigration of people from around the world, but particularly Latin America and Asia. Estimates are that by 2020, 15% of the U.S. population will be foreign born, surpassing the impacts of immigration on the U.S. at the turn of the 20th Century. This makes understanding processes of acculturation and their relation to successful social adjustment, especially educational attainment, critical issues. The future health of American society and of young adults who are immigrants or children of immigrants is dependent on their successful educational attainment and adaptation and adjustment.

描述（由申请人提供）：在 20 世纪末和 21 世纪初期，美国经历了来自世界各地（尤其是拉丁美洲和亚洲）的大规模且持续的移民。据估计，到 2020 年，15% 的美国人口将在国外出生，超过 20 世纪初移民对美国的影响。这使得理解文化适应过程及其与成功的社会适应（尤其是教育程度）的关系成为关键问题。该提案响应了《Questions that Matter》（SSRC，2005）报告中的号召，要求开展研究，调查种族认同、家庭和社区因素对从高中到大学成功过渡的影响。它补充了有关移民和第二代青年对中学的适应和调整的文献。它扩大了 NICHD 最近支持的工作，重点关注移民儿童的教育成功和技能发展，以实现成功、富有成效和健康的成年生活（Glick & White，2003；Fuligni & Witkow，2004；NIH News，2004）。更广泛地说，拟议的研究重点关注移民儿童及其家庭的复原力因素，这些因素可提高移民青年在这一重要的发展转型中取得成功的能力。本申请的目的是对已进入新泽西州立大学罗格斯大学的移民学生进行研究，描绘移民青年及其家人成功协商在美国生活所经历的适应和调整的关键过程。国家。拟议的研究将采用由200名移民学生组成的焦点小组，深入了解他们适应和适应美国社会的经历以及帮助他们成功获得大学录取的因素。拟议研究的最终产品将是确定新的文化适应措施的关键项目。公共卫生相关性：在 20 世纪末和 21 世纪初，美国经历了来自世界各地（尤其是拉丁美洲和亚洲）的大规模且持续的移民。据估计，到 2020 年，15% 的美国人口将在国外出生，超过 20 世纪初移民对美国的影响。这使得理解文化适应过程及其与成功的社会适应（尤其是教育程度）的关系成为关键问题。美国社会以及移民或移民子女的年轻人的未来健康取决于他们成功的教育程度以及适应和调整。