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Benner, Aprile D.; Graham, Sandra; Mistry, Rashmita S. – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This short-term longitudinal study examined the relations among family and school characteristics, family-level processes (youth perceptions of parent-adolescent interactions), school-level processes (youth perceptions of school belonging, school climate), adolescents' school engagement, and later academic performance. Participants were an…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
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Luster, Tom; McAdoo, Harriette – Developmental Psychology, 1996
Examined factors contributing to individual differences in the educational attainment of African American young adults from families of low socioeconomic status. Subjects were 123 participants and their families. Found that characteristics of the participants at the time of school entry were predictive of the participants' achievement and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Blacks, Educational Attainment