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Two Are Better than One: The Joint Influence of Maternal Preparedness for Parenting and Children's Self-Esteem on Academic Achievement and Adjustment
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Farris, Jaelyn; Burke Lefever, Jennifer E.; Borkowski, John G.; Whitman, Thomas L. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: This study investigated the joint influence of maternal cognitive readiness to parent and children's self-esteem on children's academic achievement and behavioral adjustment in the classroom at age 10. Participants were 153 adolescent mothers and their firstborn children. Findings indicated that low levels of prenatal maternal…
Descriptors: Mothers, Readiness, Parent Attitudes, Self Esteem
Cognitive and Academic Functioning in Foster Children.
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Fox, Mary; Arcuri, Kathleen – Child Welfare, 1980
A study of the cognitive and academic skills of an agency's foster children indicated that the general level of functioning was similar to that of low-income and minority children living with their own families. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Foster Children, Intelligence Quotient
RELATIONSHIP OF GROUP COUNSELING TO SUBSEQUENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL.
MATHIEU, PHILIPPA L.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PERSONAL-INTERPERSONAL VARIABLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WERE STUDIED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DESCRIBE SOME OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS, AND TO DISCOVER PRACTICABLE MEANS OF FACILITATING THE KINDS OF GROWTH WHICH LEAD TO SOCIAL AWARENESS, PERSONAL COMPETENCE, AND ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ON THE PART OF THE COLLEGE STUDENT.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Counselors, Group Counseling