Education and developmental competencies of ethnic minority children: Recent theoretical and methodological advances

Publication date: Available online 28 June 2018 Source:Developmental Review Author(s): Amy K. Marks, Cynthia Garcia Coll In 1996, Garcia Coll and colleagues published a theoretical article detailing the many ways an integrative approach to studying minority child development is necessary. Advances in theory and methods since have pushed forward our thinking about how minority youth develop and achieve educational success in school contexts. This paper reviews research and theory since the 1996 article on ethnic minority children and adolescents in the US school system, attending to how empirical evidence and methods have supported the integrative model. Ethnic minority children’s competencies are emphasized. We also highlight areas of growth needed in this research subfield, as well as specific ideas for using mixed-methodologies in the study of ethnic minority children. Particular attention is paid to the unique developmental competencies ethnic and racial minority youth must develop in order to be successful in the US school system, and implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Source: Developmental Review - Category: Child Development Source Type: research