Good or Bad? Peer Influences on Latino and European American Adolescents' Pathways through School.

Azmitia, Margarita; Cooper, Catherine R.

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ERIC Number: EJ624199

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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Good or Bad? Peer Influences on Latino and European American Adolescents' Pathways through School.

Azmitia, Margarita; Cooper, Catherine R.

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v6 n1-2 p45-71 2001

Investigated longitudinally peer influence on students' school performance and future planning. Data on European- and Hispanic-American students' perceptions of peer support and guidance from elementary to junior high school and peers as challenges and resources for youth in a community college academic outreach program illustrated the significance of peers as both resources and challenges during students' academic careers. (SM)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Diversity (Student), Hispanic American Students, Low Income Groups, Peer Influence, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue: "When Diversity Works: Bridging Families, Peers, Schools, and Communities at CREDE."

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