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McGuigan, Leigh; Hoy, Wayne K. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2006
Since the Coleman Report (1966), educational researchers have tried to identify school properties that make a difference in student achievement and overcome the negative influence of low socioeconomic status. We theorized that academic optimism was a latent construct that enhanced student achievement and that enabling school structure provided a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Researchers, Socioeconomic Status, Student Attitudes