Gender Differences in Self-Perceptions and Academic Outcomes: A Study of African American High School Students

By J. Saunders, L. Davis, Trina R. Williams, J. Williams. 2004

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Subfields: Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Shades of disengagement: high school dropouts speak out (2008, background): “Poor academic performance may be a result of poor academic competence (Newcomb et al. 2002; Saunders et al. 2004 ) and may lead to failure to complete a grade, causing the student to be retained.”
The Role of Peer Groups in Adolescents’ Educational Expectations and Adjustment (2007, background): “, 2004), whereas those showing problem behavior and low selfesteem report relatively low educational expectations (e.g., Hawkins et al., 1992; Luthar and Ansary, 2005; Saunders et al., 2004).”
African American Adolescents’ Future Education Orientation: Associations with Self-efficacy, Ethnic Identity, and Perceived Parental Support (2008, background): “Findings for the current study are consistent with recent work showing positive associations between self-efficacy and educational aspirations (Johnson-Reid et al. 2005; Kerpelman and Mosher 2004; Saunders et al. 2004 ).”
Evaluation of the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children in Two Samples of American Adolescents (2007, background): “Some research suggests that the extent to which domain-specific self-efficacy beliefs (i.e., academic selfefficacy) contribute to important outcomes such as grades earned in high school varies by demographic group (specifically, gender) (Saunders et al., 2004).”
Protective Factors at School: Reciprocal Effects Among Adolescents’ Perceptions of the School Environment, Engagement in Learning, and Hope (2011, methodology): “First, given the differences in the educational experiences of boys and girls (e.g., Furrer and Skinner 2003; Saunders et al. 2004), gender was examined as a potential moderator of model effects via a chi-square difference test.”
The Role of Sense of School Belonging and Gender in the Academic Adjustment of Latino Adolescents (2005, background): “There is growing interest in exploring gender differences in the academic achievement of minority youth (e.g., Saunders et al., 2004 ), particularly because the gender gap is wider in minority groups compared to Whites (Rong and Brown, 2001).”
Race and Gender Differences in Self-efficacy: Assessing the Role of Gender Role Attitudes and Family Background (2008, background): “In addition, Saunders et al. (2004) found that black female high school students had higher grades, higher intentions to graduate from high school, and higher academic self-efficacy.”