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Holland Banse; Natalia Palacios – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Students' academic achievement is the result of the interplay between person-level and contextual factors (R. R: Greene, 2014; D. E. Hunt, 1975). Students perform better when classroom characteristics support their characteristics. The authors examine whether student perceptions of two classroom characteristics (care and control) fit with two…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Personality Traits, Resilience (Psychology), Student Attitudes
Holland Banse; Natalia Palacios – Grantee Submission, 2018
Students' academic achievement is the result of the interplay between person-level and contextual factors (R. R: Greene, 2014; D. E. Hunt, 1975). Students perform better when classroom characteristics support their characteristics. The authors examine whether student perceptions of two classroom characteristics (care and control) fit with two…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Personality Traits, Resilience (Psychology), Student Attitudes
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West-Olatunji, Cirecie; Sanders, Tiffany; Mehta, Sejal; Behar-Horenstein, Linda – Multicultural Perspectives, 2010
Research investigating the relationship between parenting and academic achievement has provided conflicting results, particularly for low-income, culturally-diverse parents. Using resilience theory, the researchers conducted a case study with five low-income African American mothers. Findings suggest that educators can benefit from partnering with…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Children, Low Income, Parenting Styles
Turner, Pamela Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2008
This research was designed to provide information on the career development of fifth-grade students and to explore the influence of an education program on children's interest in nursing as a career choice, especially related to gender. Interest in nursing is conceptualized as interest, competence perception, and desire to help other people. A…
Descriptors: Caring, Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Career Education