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Direct linkVollet, Justin W.; Kindermann, Thomas A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
This study examined the role that peer groups play in shaping students' academic re-engagement across their first year in middle school and whether influences are stronger from peers with whom students remained affiliated over time. Data were collected on an entire cohort of 366 sixth graders (48% female) in a small town. Students reported on…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Peer Groups, Peer Influence, Learner Engagement
Kinney, Daryl W. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to fit theoretical models of prediction to students' decisions to enroll and persist in urban middle school band programs using independent variables of academic achievement, socioeconomic status (SES), family structure, mobility, ethnicity, and gender. Two models were fitted to the data using logistic regression…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Musical Instruments, Music Education
