Korean Mothers' Perspectives Regarding Their Children's Educationin the U. S. :Do Mother Want Their Children to Be A Model Minority?
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Based on their academic success, the image of Asian Americans as a model minority has become dominant in the U. S. society. In addition, Asian American parents' high expectations of their children's success have been suggested as one of the main sources of reinforcing the model minority stereotype. However, no study has focused on the parents' educational perceptions. This study thus aims to investigate how Korean American parents' perceptions relate to the stereotype. Five Korean and Korean American mothers of kindergarteners were interviewed for this study. The mothers' perceptions were analyzed by the following four emerging themes; 1) the mothers' perspectives of their children's school success, 2) the mothers' beliefs about parents'/teachers'/schools' roles for the school success, 3) the mothers' views of the relationship between school and social success, and 4) the mothers' perceptions of social limitations as a minority. Diverse perspectives were consistently seen in the four themes. Based on the findings, further suggestions are discussed.
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Based on their academic success, the image of Asian Americans as a model minority has become dominant in the U. S. society. In addition, Asian American parents' high expectations of their children's success have been suggested as one of the main sources of reinforcing the model minority stereotype. However, no study has focused on the parents' educational perceptions. This study thus aims to investigate how Korean American parents' perceptions relate to the stereotype. Five Korean and Korean American mothers of kindergarteners were interviewed for this study. The mothers' perceptions were analyzed by the following four emerging themes; 1) the mothers' perspectives of their children's school success, 2) the mothers' beliefs about parents'/teachers'/schools' roles for the school success, 3) the mothers' views of the relationship between school and social success, and 4) the mothers' perceptions of social limitations as a minority. Diverse perspectives were consistently seen in the four themes. Based on the findings, further suggestions are discussed.
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