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Fifth-Grade Multilingual Learners' Emotional Capital, Approaches to Learning, and Reading Achievement
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Linlin Wang; Annemarie Hindman – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2024
Drawing on the data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011), this paper used structural equation modeling to investigate the relations among emotional capital (behavioral engagement, school belonging, grit, peer social support, and life satisfaction), approaches to learning, and reading achievement…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Learning Processes, Reading Achievement, Multilingualism
Educational and Learning Capitals of Israeli Students with High Achievements in Mathematics
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Paz-Baruch, Nurit – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2017
The Actiotope Model of Giftedness focuses on the interactions between the individual and the environment. Developing excellence requires educational and learning capitals that can support the individual in achieving a specific target. This study examined differences in the educational and learning capitals of students graded in three levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Models, Human Capital
Parental Influence on Chinese Students' Achievement: A Social Capital Perspective
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Wei, Dan – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2012
This paper examines how social capital formed by effective parental practices within Chinese families influences student achievement. Survey responses from 266 students from Grades 4 to 6 in a suburban elementary school in China were analysed to identify their perceptions of parental practices (support, pressure, help, monitoring and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Social Capital
A Prospective Study of Mexican American Adolescents' Academic Success: Considering Family and Individual Factors
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Roosa, Mark W.; O'Donnell, Megan; Cham, Heining; Gonzales, Nancy A.; Zeiders, Katherine H.; Tein, Jenn-Yun; Knight, George P.; Umana-Taylor, Adriana – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Mexican American youth are at greater risk of school failure than their peers. To identify factors that may contribute to academic success in this population, this study examined the prospective relationships from 5th grade to 7th grade of family (i.e., human capital [a parent with at least a high school education], residential stability,…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Role Models, Age, Mexican Americans
Scholarships to Recruit the "Best and Brightest" into Teaching: Who Is Recruited, Where Do They Teach, How Effective Are They, and How Long Do They Stay?
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Henry, Gary T.; Bastian, Kevin C.; Smith, Adrienne A. – Educational Researcher, 2012
Is a popular innovation for increasing human capital in the teaching profession--competitive college scholarships for teachers--effective? The authors show that one large and long-standing merit-based scholarship program (a) attracts teacher candidates who have high academic qualifications; (b) yields graduates who teach lower performing students,…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Merit Scholarships, Competition, Teaching (Occupation)
Community Effects and Desired Schooling of Parents and Children in Mexico.
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Binder, Melissa – Economics of Education Review, 1999
Does living in a neighborhood with a high school affect children's decision to continue their schooling? A study of over 300 fifth graders and their parents in three Mexican cities found community residence is a significant predictor of desired schooling, even with comprehensive controls for child and family traits. (39 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Family Mobility