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Direct linkNgware, Moses W.; Mahuro, Gerald M.; Hungi, Njora; Abuya, Benta A.; Nyariro, Milka P.; Mutisya, Maurice – Urban Education, 2021
Indulgence in risky behavior is a reason for low academic performance. We hypothesized that four constructs including academic aspiration, self-confidence, interest in schooling, and peer influence mediate the relationship between risky behavior and academic performance. Data are from 1256 school-going girls in urban slums who came from the lowest…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Self Efficacy, Adolescents, Females
Grossman, Jennifer M.; Porche, Michelle V. – Urban Education, 2014
This mixed-methods study examined urban adolescents' perceptions of gender and racial/ethnic barriers to STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) success, and their meaning-making and coping regarding these experiences. The sample includes surveys from 1024 high school-aged students and interviews from 53 students. Logistic…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Gender Differences, Barriers, Racial Differences
Peer reviewedWalker, Elaine M.; Sutherland, Marcia E. – Urban Education, 1993
Develops an attitude formation model for the occupational and educational goals of disadvantaged African-American students, and tests it for 175 African-American male and female twelfth graders in an urban school district in New Jersey. Discusses variance in student attitudes, sex differences, and the marginalization of African-American urban…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Attitude Change, Black Youth
