TY - JOUR AU - AB - Cultural explanations for racial and ethnic stratification in academic achievement: a call for a new and improved theory. Citation Warikoo, Natasha, and Prudence Carter. 2009. Cultural explanations for racial and ethnic stratification in academic achievement: a call for a new and improved theory. Review of Educational Research 79, no. 1:366-394. Published Version http://rer.sagepub.com/content/79/1/366.abstract Permanent link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:23922471 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University’s DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http:// nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.terms-of-use#LAA Share Your Story The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Submit a story . Accessibility Cultural Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Academic Achievement: A Call for a New and Improved Theory Natasha Warikoo Prudence Carter ABSTRACT In this article we assess the literature on cultural explanations for ethno-racial differences in K-12 schooling and academic performance. Some cultural arguments problematically define certain ethno-racial identities and cultures as subtractive from the goal of academic mobility, while simultaneously defining the ethnic cultures and identities of others as additive and oriented towards this goal. We review two prevailing schools of thought that compare immigrant TI - Cultural Explanations for Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Academic Achievement: A Call for a New and Improved Theory JF - Review of Educational Research DO - 10.3102/0034654308326162 DA - 2009-03-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/cultural-explanations-for-racial-and-ethnic-stratification-in-academic-7EI8DByWFt DP - DeepDyve ER -