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ERIC Number: EJ679911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
Racial Differences in the Effects of Significant Others on Students' Educational Expectations.
Cheng, Simon; Starks, Brian
Sociology of Education, v75 n4 p306-27 Oct 2002
Compares the impact of the educational aspirations of parents, teachers, close relatives, and peers on student education expectations across various racial groups. Finds that levels of significant other aspirations and the effects of these aspirations vary by student racial status and type of significant others. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Family Characteristics, Family Income, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Social Stratification, Teacher Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Longitudinal Study 1988
Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal.