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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"National education longitudinal study"”.
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Psychosocial Effects on Academic Performance
… family resources and homework. The present study focuses on these variables and their association with academic performance using 3,932 participants from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS). Results showed positive associations between Parental Involvement and Family Resources …
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The Effects of Concerted Cultivation on Academic Achievement
… with the institutions around them. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) of 1988, the current study tests the theoretical validity of concerted cultivation. Results show that concerted cultivation significantly predicts both student GPA and standardized test scores. Amongst …
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Investigating the Impact of Financial Aid on Four-year College Enrollment among College-Qualified Students
… and equity. However, access to American higher education is unduly limited by the complex interplay of inadequate preparation, lack of information about college opportunities, and persistent financial barriers (The U.S. Department of Education, 2006). Using Hossler and Gallagher’s (1987) three …
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Ability Tracking and Class Mobility in High School Mathematics: The Case of Low Achievers
… mathematics. To do so, I employ data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 and follow-ups to model classroom selection and education production. This paper will focus only on the causes and effects of tracking on students who were tracked as low-ability in eighth grade. From …
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Direct and indirect influences of school learning on Hispanic-American eighth grade students' academic achievement
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the direct and indirect influence of previous grades, quality of instruction, motivation, quantity of instruction, and homework on Hispanic-American eighth grade students' academic achievement, while controlling for important background …
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IS THERE AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ADOLESCENTS' ACADEMIC LIVES?
This study examined how specific types of parental involvement were related to academic achievement, locus of control, and autonomy. The sample consisted of 14,747 eighth graders and their parents who completed the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. Twenty parent involvement variables …
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The Effects of Cumulative Social Capital on Job Outcomes of College Graduates
The current study drew on a large and diverse body of literature on social capital and aimed to understand its role in the process of transition from college to work. In particular, this research studied the cumulative effects of social capital formed in high school years and college years and …
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Personal and Social Factors That Influence Advanced Course-Taking during High School
This study explored the factors that influence public high school students' advanced math course-taking. The factors investigated were parental involvement, peers' educational aspirations, students' own educational aspirations, and math self-concept. These factors were further examined for students …
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Long-term Benefits of Extracurricular Activities on Socioeconomic Outcomes and Their Trends in 1988-2012
Across the country, budget cuts to education have resulted in decreased funds available for extracurricular activities. This trend in policy may have a significant impact on future outcomes, as reflected in student success measures. Using two datasets that were collected over the last two decades, …
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Seven methods of handling missing data using samples from a national data base
… design using random samples selected from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS-88). Methods evaluated were listwise deletion, pairwise deletion, mean substitution, Buck's procedure, mean regression, one iteration regression, and iterative regression. Factors controlled were …
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Parental Educational Involvement in High School: Practice, Policy, and Implications for Low-Income and Minority Youth
<p>Parental educational involvement has become a key factor in policies and practice aimed at improving academic achievement, particularly for low-income and racial/ethnic minority youth. While much previous work has explored parental educational involvement for younger children, few consistent …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… their abilities to succeed in mathematics. This study uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). Both studies were conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of …
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Math Ability and Gendered Self-Perceptions
… their abilities to succeed in mathematics. This study uses data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) and the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS: 2002). Both studies were conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of …
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Effects of parental involvement on Mexican-American eighth grade students' academic achievement: a structural equations analysis
Mexican-American children are educationally disadvantaged, are at-risk for academic failure, and have not demonstrated the academic achievement that other immigrant groups have, even after they have lived in the U.S. for many generations. Today, parental involvement is being touted by government …
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TRANSFER RATES AND BACCALAUREATE ATTAINMENT: TWO-YEAR VERSUS HYBRID COLLEGES
<p>This exploratory study examined how beginning at a hybrid college that offered baccalaureate degrees while retaining its subbaccalaureate mission of associate degrees and certificates (Floyd &;; Skolnik, 2005; Lorenzo, 2005), as compared to a beginning at a two-year college, affected transfer …
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Essays on housing, education, and inequality
… theory, more people will obtain postsecondary education in response to the rising college wage premium. However, students from low income families remain less likely to earn a college degree than high income students, even controlling for academic preparation. My dissertation provides empirical …
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Black and White Adolescents' Aspirations and Achievement in Mathematics: A Regional Comparison
Research on the comparison of educational aspirations among Black and White students has produced conflicting results. Some studies at the national level have shown that the level of educational aspirations for college between these two groups is similar, while other studies at the state, regional, …
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A structural model of the math course selection process in the eighth grade in public schools
… - Asian, Hispanic, Black and White. This study constructed and tested a structural equations model that examined the factors influencing math course choice and the course selection process in the eighth grade in public schools. There were three sources of influence in the model: 1) math …
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Adolescents' Social Capital Resources, Future Life Expectations, and Subsequent Citizenship Participation as Young Adults
In this study, conceptual models of young adult citizenship participation eight years post high school using Putnam's (1993) theory of social capital are tested. This study uses a longitudinal database. Specifically, the models posit that accumulation of more social capital resources during …
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Topics in Selective Migration and Economic Assimilation of New Immigrants
… assimilation of new immigrants. The first study examines the influence of selective migration on Asian Americans’ academic success. Conventional explanations attribute their academic advantage to a distinctive academic culture and their socioeconomic status (SES), but ignore the importance …
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