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Direct linkMarsh, Herbert W.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Guo, Jiesi; Hattie, John; Karin, Eyal – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
Conventional wisdom suggests that parents' educational expectations (how far they expect their children to go) and aspirations (how far they want their children to go) positively impact academic outcomes and benefits from attending high-ability schools. However, here we juxtapose the following: largely positive effects of educational expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Parent Attitudes, Aspiration, Student Attitudes
Adeyemo, Adeoye O. – Urban Education, 2022
This article examined academically and athletically motivated Black male students who play high school sports. In-depth interviews and observations illuminated their experiences, beliefs, and aspirations in their Chicago neighborhood and school context. The notion of Place and Critical Race Theory framed their experiences. Yosso's communities of…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Athletes, Athletics
Martin, Andrew J.; Ginns, Paul; Anderson, Michael; Gibson, Robyn; Bishop, Michelle – Educational Psychology, 2021
Among a sample of 472 Indigenous high school students, juxtaposed with 15,884 non-Indigenous students from the same 54 schools, we investigated variation in motivation and engagement from school to school, and the role of motivation and engagement in predicting various academic outcomes (aspirations, buoyancy, homework completion, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Indigenous Populations, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Xtreme Reading" is a supplemental literacy curriculum designed to improve the literacy skills of struggling students in grades 6 to 12. The curriculum is primarily designed to help students improve their vocabulary, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. To ensure a productive learning environment, students initially learn…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading)
What Works Clearinghouse, 2021
"Xtreme Reading" is a supplemental literacy curriculum designed to improve the literacy skills of struggling students in grades 6 to 12. The curriculum is primarily designed to help students improve their vocabulary, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension skills. To ensure a productive learning environment, students initially learn…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Vocabulary Development, Decoding (Reading)
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2015
Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) collects information on postsecondary plans and scholarship information. Each student reports their educational or career plans for after graduation as well as what scholarship(s), financial aid, or grant monies they have been offered and what monies have been accepted. This report summarizes the…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Public Schools, Planning, Aspiration
Homel, Jacqueline; Mavisakalyan, Astghik; Nguyen, Ha Trong; Ryan, Chris – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
This paper examines how disadvantage affects educational outcomes, in this instance, Year 12 completion. While previous studies have found a strong link between parental education or occupational status and Year 12 completion, this research was able to capture a broader set of cultural, material and resource aspects of disadvantage. It did this by…
Descriptors: High School Students, Graduation, Disadvantaged, Family Characteristics
Pangma, Rachapoom; Tayraukham, Sombat; Nuangchalerm, Prasart – Online Submission, 2009
Problem statement: The aim of this research was to study the causal factors influencing students' adversity between twelfth grade and third-year vocational students in Sisaket province, Thailand. Six hundred and seventy two of twelfth grade and 376 third-year vocational students were selected by multi-stage random sampling techniques. Approach:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 12, Vocational Education, Secondary School Students
