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Research interests
Topics of research interest include achievement gap, opportunity gap, and educational disparities.
Research interests
My work has focused on critical issues in urban education, including the schooling experiences of immigrant youth and students of color. The consistent threads that cut across my research program have been 1) meeting the teaching and learning needs of marginalized youth, including immigrants and students of color; 2) examining the relationships between educational institutions and social and cultural contexts; and 3) employing interdisciplinary frameworks and diverse methodologies to the study of education.
Research Interest Keywords
- achievement gap
- educational disparities
- opportunity gap
- Asian American
- Motivation
- Immigration
- Identity
- teacher education
- Engagement
- Child Development
- School Culture
- Race
- Ethnicity
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
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Promoting Health and Positive Youth Development for Soma
Allen, M. L. (PI), Bigelow, M. (CoI), Okuyemi, K. (CoI), Resnick, M. D. (CoI), Chhuon, V. (Other Role) & Davey, C. S. (Other Role)
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH)
1/1/13 → 1/1/17
Project: Research project
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CAMBODIAN AMERICAN YOUTH, IDENTITY, AND SCHOOLING: Ethnographic Research
Chhuon, V., Jan 1 2025, Taylor and Francis. 88 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement and 50 Years of Southeast Asian American Refugee Resettlement
Uy, P. S., Chhuon, V., Worra, B. T., Sak-Humphry, C., Chap, V. & Wright, W. E., Jan 1 2025, Research and Reflections on Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement. Purdue University Press, p. 3-16 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Editors’ Introduction: Celebrating 20 Years of the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement
Uy, P. S., Chhuon, V., Worra, B. T., Sak-Humphry, C., Chap, V. & Wright, W. E., 2025, In: Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement. 20, 1, 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Factors Supporting Academic Engagement Among Cambodian American High School Youth
Chhuon, V., Dosalmas, M. & Rinthapol, N., Jan 1 2025, Research and Reflections on Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement. Purdue University Press, p. 44-57 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Research and Reflections on Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement
Wright, W. E., Chap, V., Uy, P. S., Sak-Humphry, C., Chhuon, V. & Worra, B. T., Jan 1 2025, Purdue University Press. 343 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book