NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chan, Hsun-Yu; Choi, Hyejin; Hailu, Meseret F.; Whitford, Melinda; Duplechain DeRouen, Sheila – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
In this paper, we explore how secondary school students' participation in structured, math- and science-focused programs outside of school is associated with the aspiration to, and actual enrollment in, a STEM major in college. Moreover, we examine how varying sociodemographic backgrounds are related to their participation in these programs. Using…
Descriptors: Student Participation, STEM Education, Secondary School Students, Correlation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Lippman, Laura; Guzman, Lina; Keith, Julie Dombrowski; Kinukawa, Akemi; Shwalb, Rebecca; Tice, Peter – National Center for Education Statistics, 2008
This report uses data from the 2003 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) Parent and Family Involvement Survey (PFI) to examine the characteristics associated with the educational expectations parents had for their children and the postsecondary education planning practices families and schools engaged in. The results presented in…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Family Involvement, Academic Aspiration, Student Financial Aid
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Frisco, Michelle L. – Sociology of Education, 2008
High school students have high ambitions but do not always make choices that maximize their likelihood of educational success. This was the motivation for investigating the relationships between high school sexual behavior and two important milestones in academic attainment: earning a high school diploma and enrolling in distinct postsecondary…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sexuality, Health Behavior, Educational Attainment