A Brief Report: Factors Influencing African American Youth Decisions to Stay in School.

Davis, Larry E.; Johnson, Sharon; Cribbs, Julie Miller; Saunders, Jeanne

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Publication Date: 2002

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A Brief Report: Factors Influencing African American Youth Decisions to Stay in School.

Davis, Larry E.; Johnson, Sharon; Cribbs, Julie Miller; Saunders, Jeanne

Journal of Adolescent Research, v17 n3 p223-34 May 2002

Measured 231 African American students' attitudes toward school-year completion, social support for completing the academic year, and their perceptions of personal control over school completion. Examined influence of self-esteem and racial self-esteem on academic goals. Found that theory of planned behavior predicted intentions to complete school year better than grade point averages. (Author/DLH)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Attendance, Black Youth, Blacks, Educational Attitudes, High School Students, High Schools, Multivariate Analysis, Racial Attitudes, Racial Identification, School Holding Power, Self Esteem, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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