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Museus, Samuel D.; Harper, Shaun R.; Nichols, Andrew H. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background: Educational attainment is associated with a plethora of positive economic and social implications for individuals, institutions, and the broader society. One factor that has been identified as an important predictor of students' educational attainment is their educational expectations. Thus, understanding how educational expectations…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Expectation, Educational Attainment, Academic Aspiration
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O'Bryan, Simone Travis; Braddock, Jomills Henry, II; Dawkins, Marvin P. – Challenge: A Journal of Research on African American Men, 2008
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), we developed and empirically tested a conceptual model to assess the longitudinal impact of school-based athletic participation and parental involvement, along with other factors, on the college-bound behaviors of male high school seniors attending public schools in the U.S. The…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Path Analysis, Parent School Relationship
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Marsh, Herbert W.; Kleitman, Sabina – American Educational Research Journal, 2005
This study showed that working during high school had negative effects on 15 of 23 Grade 12 and postsecondary outcomes such as achievement, coursework selection, educational and occupational aspirations, and college attendance. These effects were found with control for background variables and parallel outcomes from Grades 8 and 10 based on the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Employment, Part Time Employment, Grade 8