A positive stereotype both helps and harms Asian-American students
A positive stereotype both helps and harms Asian-American students
- May 20, 2015
- Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 20, 2015
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From The Chronicle of Higher Ed:
The heavy representation of Asian-Americans among top colleges’ competitive applicants
often gets attributed to their culture’s emphasis on educational achievement, but
Jennifer Lee, a professor of sociology at the University of California at Irvine,
says her research shows such an explanation to be overly simplistic. … The Chronicle
asked Ms. Lee about her research findings and how they relate to the debate over race-conscious
college admissions.
For the full story, please visit http://chronicle.com/article/A-Positive-Stereotype-Both/230265/?key=Gm8iJ1VgbiNGN3BnNjpIYDZSbSBkMh97YXUVbHx3bl9VEQ==.
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