Rising College Expectations among Youth in the United States: A Comparison of the 1979 and 1997 NLSY

By J. Reynolds, J. Pemberton. 2001

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Students’ aspirations, expectations and school achievement: what really matters? (2015, background): “According to Reynolds and Pemberton (2001), educational expectations and aspirations reflect a fundamental difference between what one wishes to achieve and what one realistically expects to achieve.”
Do parental assets matter for children's educational attainment?: Evidence from mediation tests (2011, background): “Children with a higher level of expectations and aspirations invest more time and effort in academic achievement and thus may have a greater likelihood of higher educational attainment (Cook et al., 1996; Elliott, 2009; Mickelson, 1990; Reynolds & Pemberton, 2001).”
Leaving Boys Behind (2015, result): “…education is capturing the family socioeconomic status, these results are consistent with past research (for example, Cameron and Heckman 2001, Reynolds and Pemberton 2001), showing that the biggest in ﬂ uence of parental resources on the children’s education operates through academic…”