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An Ecological Analysis of School Engagement among Urban, Low-Income Latino Adolescents
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Roundfield, Katrina D.; Sánchez, Bernadette; McMahon, Susan D. – Youth & Society, 2018
This study examined a multidimensional model of school engagement (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004) among low-income, urban Latino adolescents. Ecological theory suggests that students' school, family, and peer contexts influence their behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement. Using qualitative methods of inquiry, this study…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Learner Engagement, Urban Youth, Low Income Students
Adolescent Future Expectations of Work, Education, Family, and Community: Development of a New Measure
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McWhirter, Ellen Hawley; McWhirter, Benedict T. – Youth & Society, 2008
The development and validation of a measure of adolescent future expectations associated with work, education, family, health, and church/community participation is presented. The 25-item measure was administered to a sample of 389 7th- to 12th-grade urban poor and working-class Chilean students. Results of an exploratory principal axis factor…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Validity, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Participation in Youth Center Activities: A Sequential Specificity Approach.
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Ngai, Ngan-Pun; Cheung, Chau-Kiu – Youth & Society, 1997
Analyzes data from 1,755 high school students in Hong Kong concerning participation in youth center activities. Findings support the usefulness of the sequential specificity model and indicate that knowledge of and attitude toward youth center services affect the participation intention of participants more than those of nonparticipants. (SLD)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Participation