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Booth, Margaret Zoller; Abercrombie, Sara; Frey, Christopher J. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2017
This research examines the relationship between ethnicity, ethnic identity, self-efficacy, and academic achievement within a multi-ethnic mid-sized city in the US Midwest. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, middle and high school adolescents (Fall, N = 482; Spring, N = 392) were surveyed and interviewed over the course of one year to investigate…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ethnicity, Self Efficacy, Academic Achievement
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Luna, Nora; Evans, William P.; Davis, Bret – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2015
The Latina/Latino population is the largest minority group in the United States and has the highest high school dropout rate of any ethnic group. Nationally, just over one-half of Latina/Latino students graduate on time with a regular diploma, compared to nearly 80% of Whites. Because of the growing population and the wide achievement gap, there…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, High School Students, Dropout Rate, Achievement Gap