Aspirations (Psychology)

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Educational experiences and aspirations of older youth in foster care.

This study documents the school experiences of 262 youth referred for independent-living preparation from the foster care system of one midwestern U.S. county. Of the youth, 73% had been suspended at least once since the seventh grade, and 16% had been ...
Curtis McMillen, Wendy Auslander, Diane Elze, Tony White, Ronald Thompson (Child Welfare, 200307-08)
educational-experiences-aspirations-older-youth-foster-care.asp

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Self-concept, aspirations, and well-being in South Korea and the United States.

The authors examined the similarities and differences between 3 dimensions that represent peoples focus on self vs. other: individualistic vs. collectivistic nations, independent vs. interdependent self-concepts, and intrinsic vs. extrinsic aspirations. ...
Youngmee Kim, Tim Kasser, Hoonkoo Lee (J Soc Psychol, 200306)
self-concept-aspirations-well-south-korea-united-states.asp

3.

Aspiration.

Aspiration lands in the dictionary between aspidistra and aspirin - a Victorian parlour plant and an anti-inflammatory with new-found cardiac and DVT prevention qualities. What do we make of that as a sign of the ...
S Hancocks (Br Dent J, 20030322)
aspiration.asp

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Life goals: the concept and its relevance to rehabilitation.

OBJECTIVE: Life goals are desired states that people seek to obtain maintain or avoid. These goals may influence motivation to participate in the rehabilitation process. The aim of this paper is to review the literature on life goals and the influence of ...
K P Sivaraman Nair (Clin Rehabil, 200303)
life-goals-concept-relevance-rehabilitation.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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Family contexts, individual characteristics, proximal settings, and adolescents aspirations.

This study examined relations among family contexts, individual characteristics, proximal family and school settings, and adolescents aspirations. As part of a national longitudinal investigation of Australian secondary school students, data were ...
Kevin Marjoribanks (Psychol Rep, 200212)
family-contexts-individual-characteristics-proximal-settings.asp

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Influences of type of high school attended and current relationship status on life goal ratings of college women.

Scores on the Goals in Life Scale of 183 college women were compared based on type of high school attended, single-sex versus co-educational, and current relationship status, dating versus nondating. Type of high school alone did not influence any life ...
Renee M Fleming, Evan L Zucker (Psychol Rep, 200212)
influences-type-high-school-attended-current-relationship-status-life.asp

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Exploring perspectives on transition of youth with disabilities: voices of young adults, parents, and professionals.

Qualitative research methods were used to examine transition experiences of (a). 9 young adults with severe disabilities during their last year of high school, (b). their parents, and (c). professionals from schools and adult service agencies. Students ...
Bernard F Cooney (Ment Retard, 200212)
exploring-perspectives-transition-youth-disabilities-voices-young.asp

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Achievement motives, cognitive and social competence, and achievement goals in the classroom.

This study investigated the interrelations of approach and avoidance achievement motives (Motive to Achieve Success and Motive to Avoid Failure), two types of competence (Cognitive and Social competence), achievement goals (Mastery, Performance-approach, ...
Ayumi Tanaka, Takuhiro Okuno, Hirotsugu Yamauchi (Percept Mot Skills, 200210)
achievement-motives-cognitive-social-competence-achievement-goals.asp

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Environmental and individual influences on Australian students likelihood of staying in school.

In this longitudinal study, the author examined environmental and individual influences on the likelihood of Australian adolescents staying in school. Participants were 6,778 Anglo Australian, 350 Asian, and 472 European students (mean age = 14.7 years) ...
Kevin Marjoribanks (J Genet Psychol, 200209)
environmental-individual-influences-australian-students-likelihood.asp