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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Student aspirations"”.
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Effects of a Counseling Program on First-Generation High-School Student Aspirations, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Barriers, Knowledge of the College-Application Process, and Course Selection
… is a major indicator in determining whether a student completes a 4-year college degree (Perna & Titus, 2005). First-generation students are far less likely to gain admission and complete a degree from a 4-year university, in comparison to non-first-generation students (Tinto, 2006). Despite …
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An analysis of the influence of information on the educational aspirations of black high school seniors
… information interventions on black high school students in Virginia was examined in this study. The State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) sponsored a series of information intervention activities since 1982 to influence black high school student aspirations for college. This …
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The Incarcerated Student in Alabama: An Exploratory Study of Student Engagement at a Technical College
… job placement without regard to the benefits of student engagement and the success that comes from the academic environment. While much is known about student engagement in community colleges and four-year institutions, little is known about the implications of engagement for incarcerated …
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Direct and indirect effects of school learning variables on black 10th graders' academic achievement
… looking at variables associated with student background characteristics (i.e., gender and socioeconomic status); the school (i.e., students' perceptions of the school environment, teachers, and teaching); family (i.e., parental expectations and involvement>; and students (i.e., …
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Exploring the educational aspirations of rural youth: an image-based study using participant produced photographs
Education is an important variable in forming student aspirations in that it serves to help students become more knowledgeable about the world, more sensitive and understanding of their relationship to it, and more eager to contribute to the community. The purpose of this visual ethnography study …
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Painting a picture of possibility: the transmission of symbolic violence in an urban township school
… the narratives and non-verbal communication of students and teachers in one low socioeconomic status school, with particular reference to the messages that are conveyed about student performance and student aspirations, and student responses to these messages. The validity of these messages is …
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'Working it out': the educational careers and aspirations of students on an AVCE travel and tourism course at a college of FHE
… questionnaire survey of 72 first and second year students of the A VCE; • three focus group interviews with second year students of the A VCE; • eleven individual interviews and one double interview with second year students of the A VCE; • nine individual interviews with members of the AVCE …
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Do weight status and weight perception predict academic acheivement in adolescents? A longitudinal analysis of the COMPASS study.
… and degree attainment, without consideration of student aspirations and perceived support and ability to achieve higher levels of education. This thesis examined how Body Mass Index (BMI) classification and weight perception relate to academic performance and postsecondary aspirations and …
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A thematic plan to promote college and career aspirations for low socioeconomic status students
… important is the development of the educational aspirations of low socioeconomic status (SES) students; this is called the predisposition stage (Brown v. the Board of Education, 1954; Perna & Swail, 2001; Walpole, 2003; Wilt, 2006). While much has been written on the subject of higher education …
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Factors Influencing Senior Secondary School Retention in Malaysia
… this thesis a model to predict whether Form Five students in six secondary schools in Malaysia would continue with their Form Six studies and maintain their career aspirations was tested and the influence of motivation as a mediating variable was examined. There are two public examinations in …
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Developing ethnic identity through Chicano
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Relationships of Career Decision-Making and Self-Esteem for College Students and Athletes
This study examined relationships between career decision-making and self-esteem for freshman and sophomore athletes and non-athletes. Respondents included athletes and non-athletes from traditional four-year institutions and two-year junior colleges. Questionnaires administered to 107 male and …