Social Network and Black Students: Relative Effects of Member Expectations on Academic Achievement
by
 
Collins, Lester Robert, Jr., author.

Title
Social Network and Black Students: Relative Effects of Member Expectations on Academic Achievement

Author
Collins, Lester Robert, Jr., author.

ISBN
9780438129214

Personal Author
Collins, Lester Robert, Jr., author.

Physical Description
1 electronic resource (98 pages)

General Note
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-11(E), Section: A.
 
Advisors: Vijayan Pillai.

Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between social network member college expectations of Black students and the college expectations and college attendance of the students. Methods: This study conducted secondary analysis of the nationally representative data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002. Selected variables were recoded into binary variables and binary logistic regression was conducted on the independent and control variables and the dependent variables of student college expectations and student college attendance. Results: Some of the independent variables were found to be predictors of student college expectations and college attendance. Conclusions: Members of Black students' social networks should strive to espouse positive expectations for them. Discussion and suggestions for future research are provided.

Local Note
School code: 2502

Subject Term
Educational sociology.
 
Social work.

Added Corporate Author
The University of Texas at Arlington. Social Work.

Electronic Access
http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:10903216


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