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What Makes Students Engaged in Learning? A Time-Use Study of within- and between-Individual Predictors of Emotional Engagement in Low-Performing High Schools
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Park, Sira; Holloway, Susan D.; Arendtsz, Amanda; Bempechat, Janine; Li, Jin – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Adolescents' emotional engagement plays a critical role in promoting their academic performance as well as overall psychological wellbeing. As a part of a 3-year longitudinal study, this study drew upon self-determination theory to examine three psychological predictors of emotional engagement within specific learning contexts. Ninety-four, low…
Descriptors: Psychological Needs, Academic Achievement, Grade 9, Learner Engagement
Schooling, Peer Relations, and Family Life of Russian Adolescents
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Holloway, Susan D.; Mirny, Anna I.; Bempechat, Janine; Li, Jin – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2008
In the Russian Federation, a growing emphasis on individualism and a profusion of educational options create challenges and opportunities for adolescents making the transition to secondary school. To investigate Russian students' perspectives during this important developmental period, we conducted two open-ended interviews with 32 ninth graders…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Family Life, Parent Participation, Adolescents