TY - JOUR
T1 - Identity and academic success among underrepresented ethnic minorities
T2 - An interdisciplinary review and integration
AU - Syed, Moin
AU - Azmitia, Margarita
AU - Cooper, Catherine R.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - A growing body of literature provides insight into the ingredients for academic success for underrepresented ethnic minority students at all points of the academic pipeline. Theory and research in developmental and social psychology, education, and sociology all point to the important role of identity for students' academic success. The purpose of this article is to review some of the major findings across these social science disciplines to identify points of synergy that can inform effective policy recommendations. The review is structured around three points of convergence across disciplines: (1) prejudice and stereotype threat; (2) the role of social support; and (3) the availability of options for identity development. Reviewing these three topics sheds light on how the relation between identity and academic success must be understood on individual, relational, and institutional levels of analysis.
AB - A growing body of literature provides insight into the ingredients for academic success for underrepresented ethnic minority students at all points of the academic pipeline. Theory and research in developmental and social psychology, education, and sociology all point to the important role of identity for students' academic success. The purpose of this article is to review some of the major findings across these social science disciplines to identify points of synergy that can inform effective policy recommendations. The review is structured around three points of convergence across disciplines: (1) prejudice and stereotype threat; (2) the role of social support; and (3) the availability of options for identity development. Reviewing these three topics sheds light on how the relation between identity and academic success must be understood on individual, relational, and institutional levels of analysis.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01709.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01709.x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:80052724946
SN - 0022-4537
VL - 67
SP - 442
EP - 468
JO - Journal of Social Issues
JF - Journal of Social Issues
IS - 3
ER -