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Sarwar, Muhammad; Ashrafi, Ghulam Muhammad – Current Issues in Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to analyze Students' Commitment, Engagement and Locus of Control as predictors of Academic Achievement at Higher Education Level. We used analytical model and conclusive research approach to conduct study and survey method for data collection. We selected 369 students using multistage sampling technique from three…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, College Students
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Mcloughlin, Caven S.; Noltemeyer, Amity L. – Current Issues in Education, 2010
Compared to other school typologies, major urban high poverty schools more frequently use exclusionary discipline and apply these techniques disproportionately to African American students. We explored school demographic variables predicting these two outcomes using data from 440 major urban, high poverty schools. Results suggest a different set…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Poverty, Discipline, Disproportionate Representation
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Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia; Slate, John R. – Current Issues in Education, 2010
We examined the five most recent years of data (2003-2004 through 2007-2008) from the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System regarding new teachers employed at high school campuses. We specifically focused on the extent to which differences were present between high school campuses with the highest new teacher percentages and high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Academic Achievement