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Individual, Family, And Institutional Factors That Propel Latino/A Students Beyond High School, Regina J. Giraldo-Garcia
Individual, Family, And Institutional Factors That Propel Latino/A Students Beyond High School, Regina J. Giraldo-Garcia
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The study was designed to determine the extent to which individual and institutional support variables can predict Latino/a students' successful completion of high school and enrollment in post-secondary institutions in the U.S. Current research suggests that the Hispanic population will constitute approximately 25 of the national workforce in the USA by the year 2050. However, according to the NCES (2002) data, the high level of dropout rates from high school among Latino/a (11.5 for males and 10.3 for females) is alarming. The study examined individual student factors as well as institutional and family variables that may enhance the likelihood of …
The Role Of School And Motivational Factors In Mathematics Achievement And Self-Efficacy : A Multi-Level Analysis, Enock Obuba Meshack
The Role Of School And Motivational Factors In Mathematics Achievement And Self-Efficacy : A Multi-Level Analysis, Enock Obuba Meshack
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Mathematics performance in the U.S., relative to other developed countries remains unsatisfactory despite the emphasis on teacher training, rigor in teaching, and provision of physical resources, adjustments in curriculum and utilization of modern technology. Psychological aspects such as motivation and self-efficacy, which are known to have significant relationships to academic outcomes, have not been sufficiently and exhaustively studied in relation to mathematics achievement. This study used the Educational Longitudinal Survey of 2002 (ELS-2002) data available from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) to explore the relationship between the students’ psychological attributes and their mathematics achievement. The ELS-2002 was a …
Academic Predictors Of Mental Health Outcomes For Children And Youth With Emotional Disturbance, John J. Callahan
Academic Predictors Of Mental Health Outcomes For Children And Youth With Emotional Disturbance, John J. Callahan
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Research suggests a strong correlation linking academic achievement and mental health outcomes in children with emotional disturbance (ED) (Kauffman, 2005 U.S. Department of Education, 2006). However, the exact nature of this critical relationship remains unclear. This study used a series if regression analyses and Z-Tests to investigate the predictive relationship of measures of academic achievement in determining social-emotional function over time. Examined was a sample of 261 students receiving special education and mental health services at a treatment center. Academic, mental health and demographic information was gathered from a preexisting archive. Students were assessed annually using the KTEA-II in the …