title: Ethnic Identity, Gender, and Adolescent Attitude toward School: Adaptive Perspectives in Diverse Settings.
abstract: The relationships between adolescent ethnic identity and attitudes toward school and school climate are investigated in a small, multiracial/multiethnic city in the Great Lakes region with ethnically diverse adolescents taught by primarily White teachers. The mixed methods investigation of 986 eighth through eleventh grade students during the 2010-2011 academic year suggests that the relationship between ethnic identity and attitude toward school is a complex interaction among individual characteristics of ethnicity/race, ethnic identity, gender, and ecological context. Quantitative results reveal that White female and Hispanic and African American male students exhibit strong ethnic identity that correlates positively with school attitude; however, qualitative results indicate very different paths in getting to those outcomes. Hispanic students appear to benefit from a strong ethnic identity that assists with positive relationships at school, while African American male students utilize parental cultural socialization as a protective function in school. The results emphasize the implications of positive school climates for all students.
authors: Bowling Green State University.
authors: Margaret Zoller
authors: MZ
authors: Booth
authors: University of St. Thomas.
authors: Erin M
authors: EM
authors: Curran
authors: Bowling Green State University.
authors: Christopher J
authors: CJ
authors: Frey
authors: Bowling Green State University.
authors: Jean M
authors: JM
authors: Gerard
authors: Bowling Green State University.
authors: Bruce
authors: B
authors: Collet
authors: Mid-Hudson Migrant Education Outreach Program.
authors: Jennifer
authors: J
authors: Bartimole