A Structural Model of Educational Aspirations

By R. Garg, C. Kauppi, J. Lewko, D. Urajnik. 2002

190 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Noona Kiuru
2. K. Aunola
3. Jari Nurmi
4. K. Salmela‐Aro

In Education

1. S. Strand
2. Noona Kiuru
3. Jari Nurmi
4. K. Aunola
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6. Alberto Abouchaar
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Citations in the corpus

• Educational aspirations in inner city schools (2008, background): “Parents, in particular, have been seen as the most significant others in shaping aspirations because they provide the opportunities, encouragement and support for their children’s learning (e.g. Garg et al. 2002; Hung and Marjoribanks 2005; Majoribanks, 2003).”
• The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievement and Adjustment: a literature review (2003, background): “…in their ability to help their children (age range 8 – 9 years) learn to read had a positive effect on their children’s self beliefs as a learner-reader; and Garg et al (2002) who showed that the impact of family factors had their influence on shaping students’ educational aspirations through…”
• The Gap between Educational Aspirations and Attainment for First-Generation College Students and the Role of Parental Involvement (2006, background): “Garg et al. (2002) also made the distinction between SES and other forms of parental encouragement.”
• The Role of Peer Groups in Adolescents’ Educational Expectations and Adjustment (2007, background): “For example, high academic achievement and positive attitudes towards school relate to high educational expectations (e.g., Carpenter and Fleisman, 1987; Garg et al., 2002), whereas low school performance and learning difficulties are associated with low educational expectations (e.”
• Educational Aspirations of Male and Female Adolescents from Single-Parent and Two Biological Parent Families: A Comparison of Influential Factors (2007, background): “The questionnaire took approximately 50 to 60 min to administer (Garg et al., 2002).”