In the current paper, we introduce the concept of decent education and highlight this new
construct as a critical predictor of decent work. We first review three broad areas where …

Social initiative and behavioral control represent two major dimensions of children's social
competence. Cultural norms and values with respect to these dimensions may affect the …

A growing body of literature provides insight into the ingredients for academic success for
underrepresented ethnic minority students at all points of the academic pipeline. Theory and …

Friendship group characteristics, motivation, and gender were investigated in relation to
adolescents' science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career interest. The …

College choice has been a topic of investigation for many years. Since the 1990 publication
of Michael Paulsen's ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report on student enrollment behaviors …

This paper reviews the research literature on the relationship between parental involvement
(PI) and academic achievement, with special focus on the secondary school (middle and …

This study examined whether sociocontextual and sociocognitive variables explained the
math/science goals of 409 Mexican American youth using a modified version of RW Lent …

Peer Groups and Children's Development considers the experiences of school-aged
children with their peer groups and its implications for their social, personal and intellectual …

Hispanic females are a rapidly growing population and are now considered the largest
group of ethnic minority girls in the United States. Yet research to guide their educational …

Investigating variables associated with the school success and educational resilience of
urban youth of color should be a high priority because of the persistent achievement gap in …