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Ricco, Robert; Sabet, Sarah; Clough, Cassandra – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
This study sought to establish the relevance of college mothers' motivational orientation and other student-role attitudes to the parenting of their school-age children and to their children's attitudes toward school. College mothers (N = 89) with a child between the ages of 7 and 14 years completed measures of their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Homework, Mothers, Self Efficacy, Incentives
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Segal, Carmit – Journal of Human Resources, 2008
This paper investigates the determinants and malleability of noncognitive skills. Using data on boys from the National Education Longitudinal Survey, I focus on youth behavior in the classroom as a measure of noncognitive skills. I find that student behavior during adolescence is persistent. The variation in behavior can be attributed to…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Gender Differences, College Students, Males