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Download full textHagelskamp, Carolin; Schleifer, David; DiStasi, Christopher – Public Agenda, 2013
This research report examines the expectations, attitudes and needs of adults who are thinking about earning postsecondary credentials after having spent some or in most cases many years in the workforce. Most of these prospective students hope a certificate or degree will advance their chances in the labor market, but they are greatly worried…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Reentry Students, Adult Students, Student Attitudes
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Direct linkClay, Daniel; Vignoles, Vivian L.; Dittmar, Helga – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2005
In Western cultures, girls' self-esteem declines substantially during middle adolescence, with changes in body image proposed as a possible explanation. Body image develops in the context of sociocultural factors, such as unrealistic media images of female beauty. In a study of 136 U.K. girls aged 11-16, experimental exposure to either ultra-thin…
Descriptors: Females, Body Composition, Structural Equation Models, Self Concept
