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Museus, Samuel D.; Harper, Shaun R.; Nichols, Andrew H. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background: Educational attainment is associated with a plethora of positive economic and social implications for individuals, institutions, and the broader society. One factor that has been identified as an important predictor of students' educational attainment is their educational expectations. Thus, understanding how educational expectations…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Expectation, Educational Attainment, Academic Aspiration
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You, Sukkyung; Sharkey, Jill – Educational Psychology, 2009
US schools fail to engage a significant proportion of adolescent students. Although student engagement is significantly related to academic achievement, there is a dearth of longitudinal research simultaneously examining the impact of personal and contextual factors on student engagement at both individual and school levels. Using a…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Economic Status, School Safety, Academic Achievement
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Chang, Mido; Singh, Kusum; Mo, Yun – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
The study explored the relationship of self-concept and locus of control to science engagement and science achievement. Furthermore, the relationship of self variables with science engagement and science achievement was studied across ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES). The data were accessed from the 3 waves of the National…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Science Achievement, Item Response Theory, Science Education