The Power of Peers: Influences on Postsecondary Education Planning and Experiences of African American Students

Autor/in	Holland, Nicole E.
Titel	The Power of Peers: Influences on Postsecondary Education Planning and Experiences of African American Students
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 46 (2011) 5, S.1029-1055 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085911400339
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Peer Relationship; Context Effect; Academic Aspiration; Student Educational Objectives; Postsecondary Education; College Students; College Planning; Decision Making; Educational Experience; Academic Achievement; Role; Information Sources; Value Judgment; Social Influences; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Peer-Beziehungen; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Collegestudent; Studienplanung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungserfahrung; Schulleistung; Rollen; Information source; Informationsquelle; Werturteil; Sozialer Einfluss; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	This investigation demonstrates the effect that peers have on students' academic engagement and educational aspirations. Forty-nine African American university students retrospectively discuss the manner by which their friends influenced their academic commitment and activity while in high school; their postsecondary education aspirations, planning, and decision making; and their college experiences. These data reveal that peers have noteworthy influence on their friends' academic activities and their postsecondary education planning and experiences; however, greater efforts need to be made to ensure that students, their families, and their peers have access to, and are making decisions based on, appropriate academic and college planning information. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10