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Khan, Aqeel; Ahmad, Roslee; Hamdan, Abdul Rahim; Mustaffa, Mohamed Sharif – International Education Studies, 2014
Current study examines the predictors of academic achievement: role of parenting styles, educational encouragement, gender and ethnicity among special education students. Participants of this study consisted 200 special education students (N = 105 boys and N = 95 girls) age varies 14 to 19 years from one school located at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Gender Differences, Predictor Variables
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Pomerantz, Eva M.; Kempner, Sara G. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This research examined if mothers' day-to-day praise of children's success in school plays a role in children's theory of intelligence and motivation. Participants were 120 children (mean age = 10.23 years) and their mothers who took part in a 2-wave study spanning 6 months. During the first wave, mothers completed a 10-day daily interview in…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Intelligence