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Peer reviewedPirtle, Trace; Trusty, Jerry – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1998
Examined the relationship between parents' educational expectations for their adolescents and adolescents' expectations, using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, specifically the 1992-1994 panel samples. Participants were high school seniors in 1992. Results indicated that fathers and mothers equally influenced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attitudes, High School Seniors, High Schools
Peer reviewedTan, Gerdean – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1999
Examined the relationship between perceived multiculturalism of schools, ease of learning, academic achievement, and intent to stay in school among eighth and eleventh graders. Surveys of Mexican-American and European-American students indicated that Mexican-American students who considered their environment multicultural also perceived that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Environment, Hispanic American Students
Peer reviewedLynott, Donna-Jean; Woolfolk, Anita E. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1994
Two studies analyzed structure and content of teachers' theories of intelligence, noting relationships between theories and educational goals. Teachers provided lists of behaviors characterizing intelligent persons. Other teachers rated characteristics and educational goals using those behaviors. Teachers based intelligence on conceptual thinking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education
