An Examination of the Relationship between Achievement Values and Perceptions of Barriers among Low-SES African American and Latino Students

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, April Z.; Graham, Sandra
Titel	An Examination of the Relationship between Achievement Values and Perceptions of Barriers among Low-SES African American and Latino Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Psychology, 99 (2007) 1, S.52-64 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0663
Schlagwörter	Low Achievement; Females; Academic Achievement; Socioeconomic Status; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Values; Elementary Education; Gender Differences; Student Attitudes; Adolescent Attitudes; Student Motivation; Educational Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Wertbegriff; Elementarunterricht; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerverhalten; Schulische Motivation; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt
Abstract	Peer nomination procedures were used to explore the development of academic achievement values and their relation to perceptions of barriers to opportunity. A total of 615 boys and girls across 3 grade levels (2nd, 4th, 7th) and 2 ethnic groups (African American, Latino) nominated peers who they admired, respected, and wanted to be like. Nominations were summed to create a value index. Girls in both ethnic groups and across grade levels were more likely to nominate high- or average-achieving same-gender classmates as those who they admired, respected, and wanted to be like. Second- and 4th-grade boys in both ethnic groups reported a nomination pattern similar to that of girls. However, 7th-grade boys in both ethnic groups showed a relative preference for low-achieving same-gender classmates as valued. Perceptions of barriers were related to increasing valuing of low achievers among African American 7th-grade boys. Implications of the findings for understanding the motivational challenges of ethnic minority male adolescents are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10