NAGC 58th Annual Convention & Exhibition
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3-Tiger Mother Parenting Is the Best? Investigation of Social Capital Role in Supporting Educational Aspirations
Track
:
Research and Evaluation
Date:
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Time:
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
EST
Room:
Grand Salon Section: 22
CO-PRESENTER
:
Barbara Kerr, Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
NAGCFACULTY
(S):
Barbara Kerr, Distinguished Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Zeb Lim, Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, University of Kansas
PRESENTER
:
Zeb Lim, Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology, University of Kansas
Description
On January 8, 2011, Amy Chua, ignited a public controversy by claiming the superiority of Chinese parenting in raising a successful child with her article titled, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” in the Wall Street Journal. Her essay suggests that Chinese children are exceptionally successful because their parents devote a significant amount of time monitoring their children’s academic achievement and laying down strict house rules regulating their children’s out of school social behaviors. This study delineates the extent of Asian-American parents’ involvement (social capital) on their gifted children’s educational aspirations in comparison with gifted European American children.
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