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Khattab, Nabil; Madeeha, Muznah; Samara, Muthanna; Modood, Tariq; Barham, Areej – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2022
The main objective of this paper is to examine the role of students' aspirations and expectations in affecting school achievement among 7th and 8th grade students in Qatar's schools. The study draws on data collected in Qatari schools from a randomly selected sample of 841 students and their parents. The findings indicate that students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Grade 7, Grade 8
Esham, Hannah E. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Grade 7 students are not college-ready because they do not have skills for applying, accessing, or identifying their college needs. Students do not know the opportunities and resources available to help gain acceptance into college and feel they cannot apply for college due to financial, academic, career, or personal reasons. Districts fall short…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Counseling, School Counselors, College Preparation
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Muznah Madeeha; Nabil Khattab; Muthanna Samara; Tariq Modood; Areej Barham – Educational Studies, 2024
Aspirations and expectations are conceptually and empirically different. Given their differential impact on various educational outcomes, it is expected that they, and consequently their convergence, would be affected by different factors. This study examines the factors leading to high aspirations, high expectations and to their alignment by…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Expectation, Middle School Students, Parent Attitudes
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Nieuwenhuis, Jaap; Chiang, Yi-Lin – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
Scholars generally agree that financial deprivation negatively affects students' educational outcomes. However, while absolute levels of resources are important, individuals' perceived relative economic wellbeing also shape their educational outcomes. This article asks whether attending school with peers from comparably richer families is related…
Descriptors: Expectation, Academic Aspiration, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries
Kelly Hawkinson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Every student comes into each classroom with a unique mathematical identity. Mathematical identity consists of the stories about a person's confidence, beliefs, and persistence with mathematics as told by her/himself or by others (Gweshe & Brodie, 2019). Identity is not fixed (Dweck & Yeager, 2019; Wenger, 1998) and is dynamic within a…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Self Concept, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement