Psicologia Educativa
Volume 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 19-27

The impact of perseverance and passion for long term goals (GRIT) on educational achievements of migrant children: Evidence from Tatarstan, Russia [El impacto de la perseverancia y pasión por las metas de largo plazo (GRIT) en los éxitos educativos de niños migrantes: evidencia desde Tartaristán, Rusia] (Article) (Open Access)

Tovar-García E.D.*
  • a National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico

Abstract

This article empirically studies the impact of perseverance and passion for long term goals (GRIT) on educational achievements. Specifically, the study compares GRIT levels between migrants and native school students, and tests the role of GRIT in explaining school achievements of migrants. Based on regression analysis and using a sample of 2,003 ninth graders, including 178 migrants from the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, the results did not suggest an educational gap between native students and first generation migrants, ethnic Tatar migrants, and those from Central Asia. In addition, GRIT has significant effects in explaining the educational achievements of these migrant groups. On the contrary, the findings suggest that native students outperform their ethnic Russian migrant peers. © 2017 Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid

Author Keywords

Educational achievement Migration background Russia Tatarstan Grit

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85017142167&doi=10.1016%2fj.pse.2017.02.003&partnerID=40&md5=e5c8ef40fbfbbf867e6310a7e9ad4840
DOI: 10.1016/j.pse.2017.02.003
ISSN: 1135755X
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English; Spanish