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Natesan, Prathiba; Kieftenbeld, Vincent – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
Understanding urban teachers' beliefs about African American students has become important because (a) many teachers are reluctant to teach students from other cultures, and (b) most teachers are European American. To construct a psychometrically sound measure of teacher beliefs, the authors investigate the measurement properties of a teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, African American Students, Teachers
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Schofield, Hannah-Lise T.; Bierman, Karen L.; Heinrichs, Brenda; Nix, Robert L. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2008
Youth who initiate sexual intercourse in early adolescence (age 11-14) experience multiple risks, including concurrent adjustment problems and unsafe sexual practices. The current study tested two models describing the links between childhood precursors, early adolescent risk factors, and adolescent sexual activity: a cumulative model and a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Structural Equation Models, Early Adolescents, At Risk Persons