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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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Gizir, Cem Ali; Aydin, Gul – Professional School Counseling, 2009
This article examines the potential individual characteristics and environmental protective factors that promote academic resilience among impoverished eighth-grade students in Turkey. Study results revealed that home high expectations, school caring relationships and high expectations, and peer caring relationships were the prominent external…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Student Characteristics, Poverty, 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