Factors Affecting Urban African American High School Students' Achievement in Reading

Factors Affecting Urban African American High School Students' Achievement in Reading

Data analyzed from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 indicate that the reading achievement of urban African American high school students is positively influenced by the amount of hours spent doing homework and by parents' expectations of their child's future educational attainmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Urban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Calif.), 2008-03, Vol.43 (2), p.154-171
Hauptverfasser: Flowers, Tiffany A., Flowers, Lamont A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Academic achievement
African American Students
African Americans
Children
Educational Attainment
Expectation
Expectations
Family Environment
Family Income
Gender Differences
High School Students
Homework
Leisure Time
Longitudinal Studies
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Influence
Parents & parenting
Reading
Reading Achievement
Reading Habits
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Study Habits
Urban areas
Urban Schools
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Zusammenfassung:Data analyzed from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 indicate that the reading achievement of urban African American high school students is positively influenced by the amount of hours spent doing homework and by parents' expectations of their child's future educational attainment. Implications for practice and research are provided.
ISSN:0042-0859
1552-8340
DOI:10.1177/0042085907312351