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50 Years of ERIC
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The Relations of Stressful Events and Nonacademic Future Expectations in African American Adolescents: Gender Differences in Parental Monitoring
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Cunningham, Michael; Mars, Dustin E.; Burns, Lateela J. – Journal of Negro Education, 2012
Urban African American high school students (N = 206) completed a study to examine gender differences in parental monitoring and the effect on the relationship between exposure to stressful life events and nonacademic future expectations. Participant's ages range from 13 to 18 (M = 15.78, SD = 1.19). Participants reported high exposure to…
Descriptors: African Americans, Adolescents, Gender Differences, High School Students
Planning Ahead: The Relationship among School Support, Parental Involvement, and Future Academic Expectations in African American Adolescents
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Trask-Tate, Angelique J.; Cunningham, Michael – Journal of Negro Education, 2010
The purpose of this study was to identify the social supports in the lives of African American adolescents that influence resilient academic outcomes. The authors examined 206 African American students to identify the role of parental involvement as a buffer in the relation between low school support and high academic expectations. Results…
Descriptors: African American Students, Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Adolescents
Educational Resilience in African American Adolescents
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Cunningham, Michael; Swanson, Dena Phillips – Journal of Negro Education, 2010
The purpose of this article was to examine factors within the school context that facilitates educational resilience among African American high school students. The authors expected academic self-esteem to be positively associated with future expectations (academic and general). They expected perceptions of school-based social support to have…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Academic Achievement, Adolescents, School Support
Why Do Good Kids Do Bad Things? Considering Multiple Contexts in the Study of Antisocial Fighting Behaviors in African American Urban Youth.
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Foney, Dana M.; Cunningham, Michael – Journal of Negro Education, 2002
Examined the contexts related to antisocial fighting behaviors among urban, African American high school students. Data on students' social contexts (family, neighborhood, peers, and school) and fighting behaviors indicated a relationship between negative peer influence and antisocial fighting behaviors. The combination of all four negative…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Black Students, Educational Environment