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Turner, Sherri L.; Joeng, Ju Ri; Mason-Chagil, Gale; Conkel-Ziebell, Julia L.; Dade, Shari N.; Kim, Ryoka – Professional School Counseling, 2018
Based on the Integrated Conceptual Model of Student Success, we used structural equation modeling (path analysis) to test a model of college readiness counseling for Native American high school students. Results indicated that college readiness counseling and achievement motivation predicted achievement, while parent support and school climate…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, College Readiness, School Counseling, American Indian Students
Ryan, Sarah – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2016
Using data from the "Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002" and structural equation modeling techniques, this study focuses on the unique experiences of Hispanic adolescents who maintain bachelor's degree expectations through the end of high school. Results indicate that the degree to which Hispanic students' college expectations are…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Colleges, Enrollment, Longitudinal Studies
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Kim, Kyung-Nyun – Education and Urban Society, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediation effects of children's cognitive and noncognitive traits on the relationship between dropout mothers' traits and their children's educational expectations and to examine the interaction effects of dropout mothers' General Education Development (GED) on children's traits and educational…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Expectation, Self Esteem, Parent Child Relationship
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Watt, Helen M. G.; Shapka, Jennifer D.; Morris, Zoe A.; Durik, Amanda M.; Keating, Daniel P.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
In this international, longitudinal study, we explored gender differences in, and gendered relationships among, math-related motivations emphasized in the Eccles (Parsons) et al. (1983) expectancy-value framework, high school math participation, educational aspirations, and career plans. Participants were from Australia, Canada, and the United…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, North Americans, Foreign Countries
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Loera, Gustavo; Nakamoto, Jonathan; Oh, Youn Joo; Rueda, Robert – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study examined the relationship between student and school-based factors (e.g., educational aspirations, quality of the program of study, and adults' impact on college enrollment) and students' academic engagement and satisfaction with student life in a career technical education (CTE) setting. This study…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Predictor Variables, Student Motivation
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Wang, Xueli – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: Although much research has dealt with the factors that influence educational expectations, few studies have addressed recent high school graduates who attend community colleges as their first postsecondary institutions. As the costs associated with attending a four-year institution keep rising, community colleges increasingly…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Expectation, Academic Aspiration, High School Seniors
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Demi, Mary Ann; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Snyder, Anastasia R. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2010
This study uses an ecological systems framework to examine how indicators of individual, family, and school contexts are associated with post-secondary educational enrollment among a sample of rural youth. Structural equation modeling allows us to examine both direct and indirect effects of these contexts on school enrollment. Unique elements of…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Adolescents
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Dubow, Eric F.; Boxer, Paul; Huesmann; L. Rowell – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
We examine the prediction of individuals' educational and occupational success at age 48 from contextual and personal variables assessed during their middle childhood and late adolescence. We focus particularly on the predictive role of the parents' educational level during middle childhood, controlling for other indices of socioeconomic status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Predictor Variables