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ERIC Number: EJ294145
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Ethnicity, Family Environment and Adolescents' Aspirations: A Follow-Up Study.
Marjoribanks, Kevin
Journal of Educational Research, v77 n3 p166-71 Jan-Feb 1984
A follow-up investigation, conducted 5 years later, of previous research concerning relations between family environment and cognitive performance of 11-year-old Australian children of different ethnic backgrounds, was conducted. Hierarchical regression analyses, using earlier data, showed that parental influences are the strongest factor governing student academic performance. (Author/JMK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cognitive Ability, Ethnic Groups, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Parent Influence, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia