353). They believe this framework is important to understand regarding race and ethnic differences in educational aspirations. There are two sides to the blocked-opportunities framework. The negative sides suggest that some minorities, such as blacks, have low educational aspirations because they do not believe that having educational success will bring them to economic success. Whereas the positive side suggests that minorities such as Asians and Hispanics, immigrated voluntarily to the United States, so will therefore be more motivated to achieve (Kao & Tienda). Although the blocked-opportunities framework attempts to clarify aspiration formation, it seems to be
353). They believe this framework is important to understand regarding race and ethnic differences in educational aspirations. There are two sides to the blocked-opportunities framework. The negative sides suggest that some minorities, such as blacks, have low educational aspirations because they do not believe that having educational success will bring them to economic success. Whereas the positive side suggests that minorities such as Asians and Hispanics, immigrated voluntarily to the United States, so will therefore be more motivated to achieve (Kao & Tienda). Although the blocked-opportunities framework attempts to clarify aspiration formation, it seems to be