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Schraw, Gregory; Wadkins, Theresa; Olafson, Lori – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
The authors conducted a grounded theory study of academic procrastination to explore adaptive and maladaptive aspects of procrastination and to help guide future empirical research. They discuss previous research on the definition and dimensionality of procrastination and describe the study in which interview data were collected in 4 stages,…
Descriptors: Models, Failure, Fear, Coping
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Cook, Harodl; Smothergill, Daniel W. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1973
The primary purpose of the present experiment was to examine the relationship of race and sex of model and observer in imitative performance and imitative knowledge. (Author)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Behavior Patterns, Blacks, Children
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Halle, Tamara G.; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Mahoney, Joseph L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1997
Achievement-related beliefs and behaviors of parents of 41 economically disadvantaged African American youth and the relations among parental factors and children's academic self-concept and achievement were studied. Significant and positive relations between parental belief and behavior measures are discussed in light of models of family…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Black Students