Daisuke Akiba

Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the training he has received, his recent research agendas have included:

(1) An empirical investigation of the definition of “family participation in children’s education” across communities;
(2) [Cultural] mistrust among students of color toward their teachers and its implications for achievement motivation;
(3) Cultural retention as a predictor of academic achievement among Asian-American children from immigrant families;
(4) The multiplicity and fluidity of identities among children of color and children from immigrant families;
(5) An ethnographic exploration of the daily lives of children attending urban public schools; and
(6) Sociological analyses of the trends in social and educational characteristics among various Asian-American immigrant groups.


His recent publications include (as of summer, 2004):

Akiba, D., Szalacha, L. & Garcia Coll, C. T. (2004). Multiplicity of Identities during the Middle Childhood: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 104, 45-60.
Akiba, D. & Garcia Coll, C.T. (2004) Effective Interventions with Children of Color and their Families: A Contextual Developmental Approach. In T. B. Smith (Ed.). Practicing Multiculturalism: Internalizing and Affirming Diversity in Counseling and Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Akiba, D., & Miller, F. (in press). Expression of cultural sensitivity in the presence of African-Americans: An analysis of motives. Small Group Research.
Akiba, D. (in press). Japanese Americans. In P.G. Min (Ed.). Asian Americans: Contemporary Trends and Issues [2nd Ed]. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Akiba, D. (in press). Ethnic Retention and School Performance. In P.G. Min (Ed.). Racism in the United States. (tentative title) Westport, CT: Greenwood.
Akiba, D. (in press). The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and Its Psychosocial Impact. In P.G. Min (Ed.). Racism in the United States. (tentative title) Westport, CT: Greenwood.
Akiba, D. (in press). Cambodians and Education. In H. Ling & A. Austin (Eds). Asian American History and Culture. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
Akiba, D. (in press). Shikata Ga Nai: The Sense of Helplessness among Japanese American Internees. In H. Ling & A. Austin (Eds). Asian American History and Culture. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
Garcia Coll, C. T., Akiba, D., Palacios, N., et al. (2002). Parental Participation in Their Children’s Education: Lessons from Three Immigrant Groups. Parenting: Science and Practice, 2, 303-324.