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Shaylon M. Walker – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation examines the relationship between healthy adolescent development associated with school success in an alternative high school. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the influence of educators who implement youth development strategies to equip students with the internal locus of control to take responsibility…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Nontraditional Education, High School Students, Success
Wells Petrov, Gena L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The three-article dissertation is an exposition that analyzes the academic performance of third and fifth grade Latino male students by considering Learned Helplessness in relation to academic deficiency. Article 1 is comprised of a literature review relating to the elements of Learned Helplessness, inclusive of the Reformulated Theory of Learned…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Males, Grade 3, Grade 5
Turchan, Joshua Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2016
On average fewer lower-SES students graduate from college compared to their higher-SES peers. SES-stereotype threat researchers have found evidence that when faced with a stereotype regarding SES, lower-SES students' academic/intellectual performance is negatively affected. Some research has shown that learned helplessness attributional styles may…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Helplessness, Stereotypes, Academic Achievement