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Direct linkHaskins, Anna R.; Jacobsen, Wade C.; Mittleman, Joel – Sociology of Education, 2023
Using data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, we estimate associations of paternal incarceration with three measures of teens' attitudes and expectations: (1) optimism about the future, (2) perceived importance of college graduation, and (3) perceived likelihood of college graduation. Results suggest that whereas optimism…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Fathers, Institutionalized Persons
Downey, Douglas B.; Ainsworth, James W.; Qian, Zhenchao – Sociology of Education, 2009
Blacks offer positive responses to a wide range of survey questions gauging attitudes toward schooling, yet perform less well in school than do whites. The credibility of blacks' attitudes is a central issue among competing explanations for this paradox. In this article, the authors assess questions about the validity of blacks' pro-school…
Descriptors: School Attitudes, Credibility, Minority Groups, African Americans
Lee, Jennifer C.; Staff, Jeremy – Sociology of Education, 2007
While the association between teenagers' work and academic performance continues to be debated in studies of adolescent employment, many researchers have found that "intensive" involvement in paid work increases the risk of high school dropout. It is still unclear, however, whether this relationship is spurious owing to preexisting differences in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Socioeconomic Background, Probability, Dropouts
Peer reviewedGrandjean, Burke D.; Vaughn, E. Sidney, III – Sociology of Education, 1981
This study surveyed 229 high school students and their parents to test the hypothesis that the close relationship of parents and students influenced individual perceptions of a school's effectiveness. Findings supported the hypothesis while indicating that parental opinions were affected by student attitudes and not the reverse. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Sociology, High Schools, Models, Parent Attitudes
Peer reviewedRicher, Stephen – Sociology of Education, 1974
The author examines the popular notion that schools are negatively oriented towards children from the working classes. The results indicate that working-class children receive less than their share of teacher interactions in highly teacher-centered classrooms and more of their share in student-centered classrooms. (DE)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Sociology, Middle Class, School Attitudes
Peer reviewedLee, Valerie E.; Marks, Helen M. – Sociology of Education, 1992
Discusses a study of why 3,183 secondary school students and their families chose either single-sex or coeducational independent schools. Considers the personal, demographic, and educational characteristics of the students and their families and the students' gender. Reports that family traditions for private schooling and religious orientation…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Coeducation, Family Characteristics, Private Schools
