Descriptor
Source
| Adolescence | 2 |
Author
| Alvarez-Salvat, Rose | 1 |
| Gallagher, Laura A. | 1 |
| Kenny, Maureen E. | 1 |
| Lohman, Brenda J. | 1 |
| Myers, Mary C. | 1 |
| Newman, Barbara M. | 1 |
| Newman, Philip R. | 1 |
| Silsby, John | 1 |
| Smith, Victoria L. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedNewman, Barbara M.; Myers, Mary C.; Newman, Philip R.; Lohman, Brenda J.; Smith, Victoria L. – Adolescence, 2000
Low income, urban African American students (N=22) identified as academically promising were asked about their perceptions of the transition to ninth grade. Results highlight the salience of mothers, the challenges of the ninth grade curriculum, and adjustment to a bigger, more complex school environment. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Blacks, Community Influence
Peer reviewedKenny, Maureen E.; Gallagher, Laura A.; Alvarez-Salvat, Rose; Silsby, John – Adolescence, 2002
In Study 1, the relationships between parental attachment, academic achievement, and distress were tested with a sample of academically successful inner-city high school students (N=100). Affective quality of maternal attachment was positively associated with grade point average. In Study 2, case examples provided an examination of sources of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attachment Behavior, Case Studies, Grade Point Average
