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Modeling Achievement in Mathematics: The Role of Learner and Learning Environment Characteristics
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Nasser-Abu Alhija, Fadia; Amasha, Marcel – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
This study examined a structural model of mathematics achievement among Druze 8th graders in Israel. The model integrates 2 psychosocial theories: goal theory and social learning theory. Variables in the model included gender, father's and mother's education, classroom mastery and performance goal orientation, mathematics self-efficacy and…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Socialization, Mothers, Self Efficacy
Racial/Ethnic Socialization and Identity Development in Black Families: The Role of Parent and Youth Reports
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Peck, Stephen C.; Brodish, Amanda B.; Malanchuk, Oksana; Banerjee, Meeta; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Racial/ethnic (R/E) socialization is widely practiced in R/E minority families. However, only recently have models been developed to understand how parents' R/E socialization messages influence adolescent development. The primary goal of the present study was to clarify and extend existing work on R/E socialization in African American (Black)…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Ethnicity, Socialization, Identification (Psychology)