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Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2016-17. IDRA Report
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Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2017
Since 1986, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted an annual attrition study to track the number and percent of students in Texas who are lost from public secondary school enrollment prior to graduation. The study builds on the series of studies that began when IDRA conducted the first comprehensive study of school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropouts, School Holding Power
Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2015-16. IDRA Report
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Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2016
Since 1986, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) has conducted an annual attrition study to track the number and percent of students in Texas who are lost from public secondary school enrollment prior to graduation. The study builds on the series of studies that began when IDRA conducted the first comprehensive study of school…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Student Attrition, Dropouts, School Holding Power
The Role of Culturally Relevant Texts and Comprehension Strategy Instruction in the Literacy Engagement of African American Adolescent Males
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Patterson, Russell Edward, III. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Within the African American community, African American males, arguably, experience a great deal of difficulty in the current educational system (Biggs, 1992; Kleinfeld, 1998a, 1998b; Kunjufu, 2005; Tatum, 2003; Wynn, 1992; Wynn, 2005). This study seeks to examine the role of culturally relevant texts and comprehension strategy instruction in the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Culturally Relevant Education, Grade 9
Academic Achievement and Adolescents' Daily Time Use in the Social and Academic Domains
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Witkow, Melissa R. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2009
The present study used the daily diary method to investigate the role of achievement in adolescents' patterns of time use in the academic and social domains. A diverse sample of over 700 ninth grade students completed three-page checklists every night for 14 consecutive nights, providing information on their time use for the day. As hypothesized,…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Grade 9
Ethnic Identity and Family Processes among Adolescents from Latin American, Asian, and European Backgrounds
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Kiang, Lisa; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
Ninth graders (N = 679; 50% male, 50% female) from Latin American (41%), Asian (38%), and European (21%) backgrounds reported on their ethnic identity and family attitudes and relationships. Adolescents also completed daily checklists of family interactions over a two-week period. Results indicated that ethnic identity, measured through…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Leisure Time, Family Relationship, Adolescents
Understanding Acculturation, Depressive Symptoms, and the Protective Role of Family Involvement among Latino(a) Immigrant Families
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Perez, Rose M.; Dawson, Beverly Araujo; Suarez-Orozco, Carola – Journal of Family Social Work, 2011
Although the relationship between varying levels of acculturation and depressive symptoms has been established among Latino(a) youth, the positive role of family involvement in relation to depressive symptoms among immigrant Latino(a) families has been studied less. This study draws on a sample of first-generation Latino(a) youth from the…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Acculturation, Depression (Psychology), Immigrants