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Pizzolato, Jane Elizabeth; Brown, Elizabeth Levine; Kanny, Mary Allison – New Directions for Youth Development, 2011
Research in the past decade suggests that a persistent achievement gap between students from low-income minority backgrounds and higher-income white backgrounds may be rooted in theories of student motivation and youth purpose. Yet limited research exists regarding the role of purpose on positive youth development as it pertains to academic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Intervention, Academic Achievement, High School Students
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Bloom, Janice L. – Teachers College Record, 2007
While college is perceived as a given for many middle- and upper-income students graduating from high school, the transition from secondary to higher education is a much more complicated one for low-income students, particularly poor and working-class students of color. This article focuses on the critical juncture--one that is under-explored in…
Descriptors: Social Class, Adolescent Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Disadvantaged Youth