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Chen, Yu; Starobin, Soko S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
This study examined a psychosocial mechanism of how general self-efficacy interacts with other key factors and influences degree aspiration for students enrolled in an urban diverse community college. Using general self-efficacy scales, the authors hypothesized the General Self-efficacy model for Community College students (the GSE-CC model). A…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Community Colleges, Structural Equation Models, Factor Analysis
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Giano, Zachary; Tuttle, Brooke McQuerrey; Merten, Michael J.; Gallus, Kami L.; Cox, Ronald B.; Shreffler, Karina M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2018
Research suggests that Latino adolescents face challenges with respect to their perceptions of success in academia while falling behind in school competencies. This study examines pathways between parent characteristics, adolescent perceptions of parental academic importance, school connectedness, and academic aspirations/expectations for Latinos…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Adolescents, Student School Relationship, Parent Attitudes
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Ng, Eddie C. W.; Lam, Jasmine K. M.; Chan, Charles C. H. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2017
Youths living in poverty may experience less developmental support. Although the importance of hope, relational support, and community support for positive adaptation is acknowledged, how they combine to affect psychosocial adjustment is unknown. This study, drawing on 830 low-income youths (11-18 years old) in Hong Kong, provides evidence that…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Low Income Groups, Youth, Poverty
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Geagea, Antoinette; MacCallum, Judith; Vernon, Lynette; Barber, Bonnie L. – Australian Journal of Educational & Developmental Psychology, 2017
Positive school experiences increase school satisfaction and educational aspirations and are important developmental opportunities for adolescents. Associations between time-varying school-based arts participation, students' school satisfaction and university expectation were investigated using data collected from 1,215 students in 29 Western…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Participation, High School Students, Student Surveys
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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Cheung, Francis; Lai, Beatrice P. Y.; Wu, Anise M. S.; Ku, Lisbeth – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
Based on social-cognitive career theory (SCCT), we explore how ethnic identity, parental occupation, efficacy in learning Chinese, and learning experience relate to ethnic minority adolescents' academic and career expectations. The participants are 632 Southeast Asian adolescents in Hong Kong. In accordance with SCCT, structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students, Academic Aspiration, Occupational Aspiration
Lin, Ching-Hui – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of financial aid policies on student persistence between the first and second year at a private four-year postsecondary institution in Taiwan. A two-phase sequential research design was employed with priority was given to the quantitative data--structural equation modeling (SEM). While the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, College Students
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Lin, Ching-Hui – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of financial aid policies on student persistence between the first and second year at a private four-year postsecondary institution in Taiwan. A two-phase sequential research design was employed with priority was given to the quantitative data-structural equation modeling (SEM). While the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Financial Aid, Academic Persistence, Undergraduate Students
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Hill, Nancy E.; Wang, Ming-Te – Developmental Psychology, 2015
Based on a longitudinal sample of 1,452 African American and European American adolescents and their parents, parenting practices (i.e., monitoring, warmth, and autonomy support) at 7th grade had significant indirect effects on college enrollment 3 years post high school, through their effects on aspirations, school engagement, and grade point…
Descriptors: White Students, High School Students, Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
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Ulriksen, Robin; Sagatun, Åse; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Waaktaar, Trine; Lervåg, Arne Ola – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Social support and socioeconomic status (SES) have received considerable attention in explaining academic achievement and the achievement gap between students with ethic majority and immigrant background, and between boys and girls. Using a Structural Equation Modeling approach we examine (1) if there exist a gap in school achievements between…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement
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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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Saw, Guan Kung; Schneider, Barbara – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2012
Why some individuals choose to become business owners is not entirely clear. Some scholars have argued that a more holistic approach that includes examining personality traits, social context, and developmental periods in the lifespan should provide a deeper understanding of these choices. Tracing the relationship between adolescents'…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Orientation, Adolescents, Business
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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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Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; McInerney, Dennis M. – Educational Psychology, 2005
Students from a school in Hong Kong (n = 199) responded to 22 items asking about their school motivation and aspirations in a survey. Structural equation models found four school motivation factors consistent with the task, effort, competition, and praise scales of the Inventory of School Motivation, one education aspiration factor, one career…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 7, Statistical Analysis, Structural Equation Models