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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002"”.
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Understanding the High School Dropout Process Through Student Engagement and School Processes: Evidence from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002
<p>Dropping out of school has been viewed as a final stage in a cumulative process of disengagement. In recent years, the construct of engagement has received increased attention leading policymakers and scholars to suggest that efforts to increase engagement in school could reduce high school …
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The Effects of Cultural and Social Capital on College Choice: An Examination of the Differences Between Latino Students and Their Racial/Ethnic Peers
… United States. College choice has been the focus of many research studies; however the Latino student is different. They are different with respect to their college going behaviors and ultimately baccalaureate degree attainment. They enroll at two year institutions at higher rates and they also …
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Parental Involvement, Academic Motivation, and Educational Attainment among Latinx Students
The present study examines how Latinx mothers’ and fathers’ involvement— specifically home-based involvement, school-based involvement, and parental aspirations relates to students’ academic motivation, engagement, college enrollment, and degree attainment. Additionally, it also explores how these …
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Financing Adulthood: The Risks And Hopes Of Parent Borrowing Through The Parent Loans For Undergraduate Students (plus) Program
… college expenses can be a family project, often requiring substantial savings from parents and educational debt from children, but parents also borrow to support their children’s postsecondary ambitions. Despite growing use of debt to finance children’s college expenses, studies have …
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Essays on understanding post-secondary preparation and matriculation of high school students relative to differential public school contexts
This study includes consists of three essays in which I demonstrate that high school contexts are related to the postsecondary preparation, entrance, and matriculation of high school students, particularly for underrepresented populations. My inquiry utilizes comprehensive state longitudinal data, …
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Multilevel Latent Markov Models for Nested Longitudinal Discrete Data
Multilevel longitudinal data are clustered both structurally and temporally. The hierarchically nested structure induces between-subject dependency because individuals in the same unit may share something in common. The longitudinal aspect of data induces within-subject dependency because …
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Understanding the Leaking Pipeline: The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Student Choice on High School Mathematics Preparation and STEM Matriculation
This study examines social structural effects on student mathematics preparation and identification with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, as well as the social psychological factors that may mediate those effects. Using demographic, academic, attitudinal, and school …