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Camacho-Thompson, Daisy E.; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Tein, Jenn-Yun – School Psychology, 2019
Parental academic involvement is critical in promoting children's long-term academic success and may be especially impactful during middle school. However, longitudinal research is lacking for Mexican-origin youth and has focused mostly on mothers. Mexican-origin mothers and fathers reported their academic involvement during seventh grade, and we…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Mexican Americans
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Babaie, Ensiyeh; Jain, Sachin; Cardona, Betty – Education, 2011
This study is an assessment of the level of hope and happiness among the children of veterans and non-veterans in the Mazandaran province of Iran. This research includes a collection of descriptive data that compares the hope and happiness of the children of veterans and non-veterans. The statistical sample consists of 1093 male and female…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Veterans, Psychological Patterns, High School Seniors
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Rozek, Christopher S.; Hyde, Janet S.; Svoboda, Ryan C.; Hulleman, Chris S.; Harackiewicz, Judith M. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
A foundation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is critical for students' college and career advancement, but many U.S. students fail to take advanced mathematics and science classes in high school. Research has neglected the potential role of parents in enhancing students' motivation for pursuing STEM courses.…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Parent Child Relationship
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Jacob, Marita – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
In a recent paper on gender inequality in higher education Buchman and DiPrete (2006) assume that the decrease in the gender gap in college completion in the US can partly be explained by changes in the allocation of familial resources in favour of women. However, they do not test this hypothesis empirically. In this paper I examine the effects of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Working Class, Siblings, Daughters
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Hou, Zhi-Jin; Leung, S. Alvin – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2011
This study examined the vocational aspirations and parental vocational expectations of high school students and their parents (1067 parent-child dyads). Participants completed a demographic questionnaire and an Occupations List. The Occupations List consisted of 126 occupational titles evenly distributed across the six Holland types. Parents were…
Descriptors: Expectation, High Schools, Occupations, Daughters
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Lee, Sang Min; Kushner, Jason – Gender and Education, 2008
Using national survey data, the present study investigated whether adolescents living with parents of their same gender fare better on academic achievement than their peers living with opposite-gender parents. Multiple analyses of covariance (MANCOVA) procedures were employed to examine the effects of the children's gender in single-father and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Role, Mothers, Sons