Achievement

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Perceptions of autonomy support, parent attachment, competence and self-worth as predictors of motivational orientation and academic achievement: an examination of sixth- and ninth-grade regular education students.

This project examined the hypothesis that students perceptions of teacher autonomy support, parent attachment, competence, and self-worth would predict motivational orientation and achievement test performance. Participants were 135 sixth-grade and 91 ...
Eugene H Wong, Dudley J Wiest, Lisa B Cusick (Adolescence, 2002SUMMER)
perceptions-autonomy-support-parent-attachment-competence-self-worth.asp

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The relationship of gender and achievement to future outlook among African American adolescents.

This study examined the connection between future outlook and school achievement among low-income, urban African American adolescents. Eight males and eight females, ranging in age from 14 to 16 years, completed a pen- and-paper questionnaire and two ...
Detris T Honora (Adolescence, 2002SUMMER)
relationship-gender-achievement-future-outlook-african-american.asp

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Evaluating the success of Caucasian fathers in guiding adolescents.

The purpose of this study was to identify guidance strengths and learning needs of fathers of adolescents. Perceptions of two generations were used to determine how well fathers perform as parents and realms of knowledge they have yet to acquire. The ...
Robert D Strom, Troy E Beckert, Paris S Strom, Shirley K Strom, Dianne L Griswold (Adolescence, 2002SPRING)
evaluating-success-caucasian-fathers-guiding-adolescents.asp

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Differences between students estimated and attained grades in a first-year introductory psychology course as a function of identity development.

Two hundred sixty-eight first-year university students were surveyed about the state of their identity development and their perceptions regarding chances for academic success in an introductory psychology course. In general, it was found that students ...
Clare Lange, Mark Byrd (Adolescence, 2002SPRING)
differences-students-estimated-attained-grades-first-year.asp

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Parental enabling attitudes and locus of control of at-risk and honors students.

Parental enabling attitudes and behavior interfere with the childs ability to take responsibility for his or her behavior. Enabling is expressed in overprotectiveness and manipulation in which parents insulate their children from unpleasant circumstances ...
Shirley Lynch, David P Hurford, AmyKay Cole (Adolescence, 2002FALL)
parental-enabling-attitudes-locus-control-risk-honors-students.asp

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Pastoral counseling training: training goals in a changing environment.

Pastoral counseling training is redefining itself in a changing environment. Theological education and ordination and church relatedness once was the crucible that shaped pastoral counselors. Today that formation process is being redefined as an ...
James E Hightower (J Pastoral Care Counsel, 2002FALL)
pastoral-counseling-training-training-goals-changing-environment.asp

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Stability of attributes of positive functioning and of developmental assets among African American adolescent male gang and community-based organization members.

An analysis is presented of the longitudinal stability over the course of a year of characteristics of positive functioning and of individual and ecological developmental assets, among African American male youth involved in gangs or in community-based ...
Carl S Taylor, Richard M Lerner, Alexander von Eye, Aida Bilalbegovic Balsano, Elizabeth M Dowling, Pamela M Anderson, Deborah L Bobek, Dragana Bjelobrk (New Dir Youth Dev, 2002FALL)
stability-attributes-positive-functioning-developmental-assets.asp

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Individual and ecological assets and positive developmental trajectories among gang and community-based organization youth.

The Search Institute framework for conceptualizing developmental assets was used in a longitudinal study of African American male youth involved in gangs or in community-based organizations (CBOs) serving youth. Analyses of intraindividual change ...
Carl S Taylor, Richard M Lerner, Alexander von Eye, Aida Bilalbegovic Balsano, Elizabeth M Dowling, Pamela M Anderson, Deborah L Bobek, Dragana Bjelobrk (New Dir Youth Dev, 2002FALL)
individual-ecological-assets-positive-developmental-trajectories-gang.asp

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Interventions as tests of family systems theories: marital and family relationships in childrens development and psychopathology.

This paper addresses the role of family-based studies of preventive and therapeutic interventions in our understanding of normal development and psychopathology. The emphasis is on interventions designed to improve parent-child and/or marital ...
Philip A Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan (Dev Psychopathol, 2002FALL)
interventions-tests-family-systems-theories-marital-family.asp

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How to enjoy your mentees success and learn from it.

Mentoring plays a central role in academic life. It is based mainly on mutual respect between mentor and mentee, and requires effort, continuity and consideration for different learning styles. It demands hard work, discipline, rigour, creativity, ...
Angel M Centeno (Med Educ, 200212)
enjoy-your-mentee-s-success-learn-it.asp