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Youse, Keith Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The current study examines predictors of math achievement and college graduation by integrating social learning theory and expectancy-value theory. Data came from a nationally-representative longitudinal database tracking 12,144 students over twelve years from 8th grade forward. Models for math achievement and college graduation were tested…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Academic Achievement, Longitudinal Studies, Socialization
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Short, Rick Jay; Short, Paula M. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1989
Investigates the relationship among teacher beliefs about control, perceptions of behavior problems, and preference of interventions in classroom management. Administers two questionnaires to secondary faculty that showed a correlation between control beliefs and interventions. Control beliefs ranged from custodial to humanistic. Includes tables…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Correlation