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Ann Marie Alexander – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study focused on the issue that women are underrepresented in higher education executive and senior leadership roles at four-year colleges and universities in the United States (Dominici et al., 2009; Ginsberg et al., 2019; Gomez, 2020; Hannum et al., 2015; O'Conner, 2019; Smith, D., 2017; Teague 2015). A theoretical framework of…
Descriptors: Females, Disproportionate Representation, College Students, Women Administrators
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D'Urso, Giulio; Symonds, Jennifer – Journal of School Violence, 2022
The current study investigates how internalizing and externalizing problems develop reciprocally across infancy to middle childhood, in relation to children's gender, cognitive functioning, socioeconomic status, and parental stress. The study also examines the impact of the developmental cascade of internalizing and externalizing problems on…
Descriptors: Bullying, Victims, Children, Child Development
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Walters, Jeanette M.; Farley, Julee P.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Kim-Spoon, Jungmeen – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Research shows that sibling victimization may be as detrimental to adolescent outcomes as peer victimization. However, many questions remain unanswered with regard to protective parenting factors and consequences of sibling victimization among adolescents. This study tested a mediation model in which sibling victimization, predicted by parental…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Victims, Adolescents
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Denner, Jill; Potter, Susan; Anderson, Pamela; Torres, David – Research in Higher Education, 2023
There is persistent underrepresentation of female and ethnic and racial minority students in computing. While community colleges provide a unique opportunity to increase diversity in computing fields, many students do not persist. This study aims to understand the factors that predict students' momentum--completion of a certificate, degree, or…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Females, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences
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Christensen, Lisa L.; Baker, Bruce L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) appears more prevalent among children with intellectual disabilities (ID) as compared to children with typical development. However, it remains unclear what drives this difference. Methods: Data from 70 youth with typical development (TD) and 20 youth with ID were drawn from (The Collaborative Family…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity, Incidence
Nathanael J. Okpych; Mark E. Courtney – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2023
Nathanael Okpych and Mark Courtney review barriers to completing a college degree for young adults with foster care histories seeking post-secondary education. Their longitudinal approach evaluates students with foster care histories attending 2- and 4-year colleges and compares outcomes with low-income first-generation college students over a…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Access to Education, Higher Education, Early Experience
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Venegas-Muggli, Juan I. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
This paper examines the role of sociodemographic characteristics on non-traditional mature freshmen higher education dropout rates. One of Chile's largest higher education institutions, which has an important number of mature students from more deprived social sectors, was used as a case study. A quantitative methodology was applied, based on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Nontraditional Students
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Hsieh, Yi-Ping; Yen, Lee-Lan – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
This study examines three parenting behaviors (support, involvement, and harsh control) in predicting children's loneliness and aggression across developmental transitions to adolescence in a Taiwanese sample. Two cohorts (n = 4,990) were followed for 5 years: a younger cohort (first-graders, 51.5%) and an older cohort (fourth-graders). Multilevel…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Predictor Variables, Psychological Patterns
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Samadi, Sayyed Ali; Abdollahi-Boghrabadi, Ghasem; McConkey, Roy – Early Child Development and Care, 2020
Background: Parenting of children with Developmental Disabilities is considered to be a challenging task. This group of parents are at risk for lower levels of being satisfied with caregiving to their child compared to parents of typically developing children. Methods: Participants were recruited from different services in four provinces across…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons
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Rodas, Naomi V.; Blacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Introduction: We examined the development of anxiety in youth with or without intellectual disabilities (ID). We also examined the effects of child delay status, temperament, ethnicity, and negative parenting on anxiety symptom trajectory. Method: Participants were 177 families in (blinded). We employed latent growth curve modeling to examine the…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Anxiety, Intellectual Disability, Children
Braun, Jeremy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study used binary logistic regression to determine the statistical significance of stress predictors for single parent college students. The sample was drawn from a population of students from a Northwest university, and data from the first (n = 89) respondents was used. Participants were 25-40 in age, had no prior diagnosis of mood or…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, One Parent Family, College Students, Child Rearing
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Okpych, Nathanael; Courtney, Mark – Oxford Review of Education, 2019
This paper draws on data collected from two of the most extensive longitudinal studies of care leavers in the US. The Midwest Study (2003-2011) included 732 youths in foster care in three Midwestern states, and the CalYOUTH Study (2012-present) includes 727 youths in California foster care. The paper has three objectives: (1) describe trends in…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment
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Camacho-Thompson, Daisy E.; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Tein, Jenn-Yun – School Psychology, 2019
Parental academic involvement is critical in promoting children's long-term academic success and may be especially impactful during middle school. However, longitudinal research is lacking for Mexican-origin youth and has focused mostly on mothers. Mexican-origin mothers and fathers reported their academic involvement during seventh grade, and we…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Mexican Americans
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Becker, Michael; Baumert, Jürgen; Tetzner, Julia; Maaz, Kai; Köller, Olaf – Developmental Psychology, 2019
What drives socioeconomic success within a society? This study analyzes how late childhood intelligence, parental socioeconomic background, and gender relate to multiple dimensions of adult socioeconomic success (i.e., education, occupational status, and income). A particular focus is placed on education, which is considered as both an indicator…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Family Characteristics, Gender Differences, Income
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Uhly, K. M.; Visser, L. M.; Zippel, K. S. – Studies in Higher Education, 2017
Although women's representation in higher education nears parity with men at the undergraduate level, this representation diminishes as one ascends the academic ranks. Because gender gaps in the "elite" activity of international research collaborations might contribute to the underrepresentation of women in the upper ranks, we ask if…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, International Studies, Educational Research, International Cooperation
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