Family Decision-Making Style, Peer Group Affiliation and Prior Academic Achievement as Predictor of the Academic Achievement of African American Students

This study examined family decision-making style, peer group affiliation, and prior academic achievement as predictors of academic achievement of African American students. The sample for this study was 16,489 students who participated in both the first follow-up (10th grade) and second follow-up (1...

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Published inThe Journal of Negro education Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 443 - 457
Main Authors Engerman, Kimarie, Bailey, Ura Jean Oyemade
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Howard University School of Education 01.07.2006
Subjects
Academic achievement
Adolescents
Ethnicity
Families
High school students
Parenting
Parenting style
Parents
Part 3: Parental and Family Factors Related to Learning, Achievement, and Student Behavior
Peer groups
Socioeconomic status
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Summary:This study examined family decision-making style, peer group affiliation, and prior academic achievement as predictors of academic achievement of African American students. The sample for this study was 16,489 students who participated in both the first follow-up (10th grade) and second follow-up (12th grade) student questionnaire of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). However, findings were only discussed for the 1,628 African American participants. Logistic regression models were constructed. Findings indicated that prior academic performance and socioeconomic status (SES) predicted academic achievement. The study includes a discussion of the relevance of the findings for educational practice and/or policy.
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437