ACU Senior Research Fellow Dr Kevin Donnelly discusses why migrant kids obtain greater educational outcomes in comparison with Australian kids.
“What happens is when they come to Australia to live, they bring it with them,” Mr Donnelly instructed Sky News host Rita Panahi.
“One of the reasons is the respect for learning, that Confucian work ethic, another is parents wanting … high expectations for their children and the other … is peer group pressure.”
Source: www.news.com.au
