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Parenting Style as a Moderator for Students' Academic Achievement
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Ishak, Zahari; Low, Suet Fin; Lau, Poh Li – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2012
Parenting styles have always been a crucial factor in influencing all aspects of a person's development. The purpose of this study is to test the structural equation model of academic achievement among the students using parenting styles as a moderator. The sample comprised 493 students from eight schools. Parenting styles are determined using the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Structural Equation Models
Family Influences and the School-Leaver: A Propositional Inventory
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Rapoport, Robert N. – Oxford Review of Education, 1977
Presents a summary overview of 20 school dropouts and their families, with emphasis on the features of family background. Topics discussed include environmental and social class influences, career aspirations, unemployment, and role expectations. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Data Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Goals of Secondary Education as Perceived by Education Consumers. Volume IV, Quantitative Results.
New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque. Inst. for Social Research and Development. – 1973
The results of a study to determine attitudes of parents and professional educators toward educational goals for secondary school students are analyzed in this report. The survey was conducted in two communities--Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The essential nature of the results is summarized by the following categories:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship, College Preparation, Data Analysis