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The development of cognitive, language, and cultural skills from age 3 to 6: a comparison between children of Turkish origin and children of native-born German parents and the role of immigrant parents' acculturation to the receiving society
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Abstract This article analyzes the longitudinal development of differences in academic skills between children of Turkish origin and children of native-born German parents from age 3 to 6 in Germany with a focus on the
role of immigrant parents’ acculturation to the receiving society. Growth curve models sh... view more
This article analyzes the longitudinal development of differences in academic skills between children of Turkish origin and children of native-born German parents from age 3 to 6 in Germany with a focus on the
role of immigrant parents’ acculturation to the receiving society. Growth curve models show that Turkish-origin children start with lower test scores at the age of regarding German language skills and cultural knowledge but not with respect to cognitive skills. The difference in the language domain decreases until the age of 6 while it increases regarding children's cultural knowledge. Immigrant parents’ acculturation to the receiving country is positively related with all three academic skill domains. The results point to the importance of early intervention strategies. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
acculturation; migration background; educational inequality; Federal Republic of Germany; cognitive ability; language acquisition; parents; Turkey; early childhood education and care; migrant; preschool education; child; cultural identity; cultural integration; learning success
Classification
Elementary Education Sector
Sociology of Education
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 616-649
Journal
American Educational Research Journal, 50 (2013) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831213480825
ISSN
1935-1011
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.