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Direct linkGoyer, J. Parker; Walton, Gregory M.; Yeager, David S. – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Developmental systems theory and life span development describe the role of individual--context interactions in individual development but have not directly addressed how individuals pursue achievement goals in institutional contexts. We developed a theory informed by these perspectives that explains how institutional contexts affect emerging…
Descriptors: Success, Individual Differences, Young Adults, Individual Development
Schifter, Laura A. – Exceptional Children, 2016
This study examined when students with disabilities graduated high school and how graduation patterns differed for students based on selected demographic and educational factors. Utilizing statewide data on students with disabilities from Massachusetts from 2005 through 2012, the author conducted discrete-time survival analysis to estimate the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Graduation, High School Graduates, Demography
Download full textMathern, Nick; Toner, Mark – Achieving the Dream, 2020
Every adolescent faces challenges as they navigate their teenage years, but for some these challenges imperil their ability to complete their education. While these four students' experiences are dramatically different, they have one thing in common: high school didn't work for them, meaning that each faced long odds of ever attaining a diploma,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Role, High School Students, Postsecondary Education
Castleman, Benjamin L.; Page, Lindsay C. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2013
Research has shown that low-income students especially struggle with evaluating financial aid offers and completing all necessary requirements to enroll after paying a deposit to a particular college in the spring (Authors, 2009). Motivated by these empirical results, the authors conducted three studies that showed students who were explicitly…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Summer Programs, Peer Teaching, Mentors
