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Marsh, Herbert W.; Pekrun, Reinhard; Guo, Jiesi; Hattie, John; Karin, Eyal – Educational Psychology Review, 2023
Conventional wisdom suggests that parents' educational expectations (how far they expect their children to go) and aspirations (how far they want their children to go) positively impact academic outcomes and benefits from attending high-ability schools. However, here we juxtapose the following: largely positive effects of educational expectations…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Parent Attitudes, Aspiration, Student Attitudes
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Um, Byeolbee – Professional School Counseling, 2021
This study examined the personal characteristics and counseling needs of high school seniors who were strongly committed to attending a 4-year university. The results of this comparison study revealed that prospective first-generation college students reported lower perceived academic ability and a higher need for counseling in academic planning…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Student Characteristics, College Attendance, First Generation College Students
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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