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Ma, Lihong; Xiao, Leifeng; Li, Qi – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2023
Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is important in students' reading development. The mechanism of how they are linked, however, is underexplored. Aims: This research aimed to explore whether reading self-concept mediates the link between SES and reading achievement and whether teacher support moderates the direct and indirect link between SES…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Reading Achievement, Self Concept
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Ramazan, Onur; Danielson, Robert William; Rougee, Annick; Ardasheva, Yuliya; Austin, Bruce W. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2023
Grounded in ecological theory, this study investigated relative contributions of perceived classroom and school climate variables to mathematics self-concept and achievement of English-at-home and English learner (EL) students using PISA 2012 data for American middle-grade students. For both outcomes, results of 3-step hierarchical linear…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Classroom Environment, Self Concept
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Rüschenpöhler, Lilith; Markic, Silvija – Studies in Science Education, 2019
This article gives an overview of the current state of science and technology self-concept research. Following a defined selection process, we analysed 74 peer-reviewed journal articles published from 1998 to 2017, which are indexed in the ERIC database and that deal with science and technology self-concepts (STSC) of school children and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Children, Adolescents, Minority Group Students
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Riitaoja, Anna-Leena; Dervin, Fred – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2014
Interreligious dialogue is a central objective in European and UNESCO policy and research documents, in which educational institutions are seen as central places for dialogue. In this article, we discuss this type of dialogue under the conditions of asymmetry and categorisation in two Finnish schools. Finnish education has often been lauded for…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Intercultural Communication, Religious Cultural Groups, Foreign Countries
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Yilmaz Findik, Leyla – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Problem Statement: Socio-economic background plays an important role in academic achievement, but there is a group of students beating the odds and becoming successful despite the socio-economic background of their families. Purpose of the Study: The study aimed to define how resilient students succeed at school despite their socio-economically…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Disadvantaged Youth, Low Income Groups, Socioeconomic Status
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Raufelder, Diana; Sahabandu, Diomira; Martínez, Guadalupe Sánchez; Escobar, Victoria – Educational Psychology, 2015
It is well known that teachers frequently observe a decline in the scholastic motivation of many adolescent students, which in turn is often associated with a decline in students' individual school self-concept. In contrast, less is known about the association between students' individual school self-concept and school engagement, or the related…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8