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Reynolds, John R.; Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick – Social Forces, 2011
What do recent trends toward increasingly ambitious educational expectations and rising college completion rates mean for the stratification of higher education? This article shows that the odds of achieving expectations for a bachelor's degree increased across 15 cohorts of young adults, and to a lesser extent, for expectations to attend…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Attainment, Young Adults, Academic Aspiration
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Mann, David W. – Social Forces, 1981
Views delinquent behavior as a defense against low self-esteem brought on by poor performance in school. This contention was tested for boys in two age groups (11 to 14, and 15 to 18 years). Findings supported the study's view for older boys but not for the younger age group. (APM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance