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Young, Shakebra L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative, cross-sectional, correlation research study explored the relationships between self-efficacy, social support, and academic achievement among single mothers aged 18 and older attending Mississippi public two-year institutions. A total of 82 single mothers provided data for this study by completing the following research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, One Parent Family, Mothers, Two Year College Students
Tumbarello, Natasha – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the relationship among grandparent support, family functioning, and parental stress on families with children with and without disabilities between the ages of 2 and 12 years. Families are viewed as an ever-changing complex system with reciprocal interactions. One possible stressor on the family system is the birth of a child…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Females, Child Rearing, Grandparents
Gruman, Daniel H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A substantial amount of research examines the benefits of high school college-credit attainment programs against non-participation. The growth in popularity of these programs, particularly Advanced Placement (AP) and dual enrollment (DE), has them competing against one another for student attention. However, students, schools, and policymakers do…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, Dual Enrollment, College Choice
Noggle, Amy Kappel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In this quantitative study, I examined the involvement levels of fathers of children attending public preschool programs using the Family Involvement Questionnaire; I also examined fathers' satisfaction with school contact and involvement experiences using the Parent Satisfaction with Educational Experiences scale. Additionally, I…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Fathers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
A Concurrent Validity Study of Two Book and Print Awareness Tests in Four and Five Year Old Students
Williams, Tricia S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of two book and print awareness tests, the Concepts About Print test (CAP) and the Screening of Reading Readiness (SORR)--Book and Print Awareness portion. The variables of gender, family income, parents' education levels, and age were also examined to determine the effect that they…
Descriptors: Reading Readiness, Mothers, Family Income, Validity
Pittaoulis, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation examines the strategies that students use for navigating their way through college and the steps they take in preparation for college graduation. I wrote this dissertation because I wanted to understand how students go from being freshmen not long out of high school to young adults prepared (or not prepared) to enter the…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Interests, Rewards, Social Class
Pilotte, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined how first-year undergraduates' family background characteristics (i.e., first-generation status and low family income) and individual attributes (i.e., sex, motivation, and best friend attachment) are related to institutional integration (faculty and student integration). Low and non-low family income students (N = 961)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups
LaVergne, Leslie Cristen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Children and youth with special health care needs are impacted both physically and psychologically by their medical condition. Furthermore, parents of children with special health care needs experience increased symptoms of anxiety related to their child's condition. Literature suggests the negative impact may be lessened by providing…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Children, Youth, Diseases
Brown, Tamala P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many studies have been conducted to address childhood behavior problems, but much remains unknown regarding the causes and factors that affect internalizing and externalizing problems in children. The purpose of the current research study was to examine the relationships between children's internalizing and externalizing behavior problems and (a)…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Behavior Problems, Children, Family Structure
DeBerry, Karen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Entrance age in kindergarten has been a controversial issue as the range from the youngest to the oldest student spans up to 24 months. This range leaves a heterogeneous gap for teachers who are already differentiating for their English Language Learners, struggling students, and high achieving students. This is compounded by the fact that the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Second Language Learning, Regression (Statistics), Family Income
Del Razo, Parvati Heliana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to find out if the demographic variables of country of origin, generation in the United States (immigration status), income and parental education had an impact on the financial aid packages of Hispanic undergraduate students. This dissertation asked: What is the relation between generation in the United States,…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Immigration, Family Income, Parent Background
Ferro, Pamela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many preschool children are affected by disabilities requiring intervention through Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE; Camilli, Vargas, Ryan, & Barnett, 2010). Such interventions can include speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, and special education. Earlier delivery of these special education services…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Preschool Children, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Curtin, Maureen Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Archival data from a survey of parents of children with emotional difficulties who are members of a specific online support group are examined to determine to what degree, if any, those parents are using internet resources to access sources of information for advocacy. Twelve specific variables were collapsed into four sources of importance:…
Descriptors: Family Income, Interaction, Parents, Statistical Analysis
Boureiko, Natalya V. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The changing demographic situation in the U.S. creates paramount social problems as the population of immigrants grows. Because the higher education is the most effective tool for incorporating the immigrant populations into the society, the purpose of the proposed study was to determine what students' characteristics, parents' characteristics, as…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Family Income, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis
Kim, Ji Yun – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The driving force behind the recent increase in financial aid for college education is the rapid growth of state merit-based grant programs that provide scholarships to students who meet predefined standards of academic preparation at the state level, and this trend represents one of the most pronounced policy shifts away from a long tradition of…
Descriptors: Race, Family Income, College Choice, State Aid