The effect of neighborhood context on the college aspirations of African American adolescents.

Autor/inn/en	Stewart, Endya B.; Stewart, Eric A.; Simons, Ronald L.
Titel	The effect of neighborhood context on the college aspirations of African American adolescents.
Quelle	In: American educational research journal, 44 (2007) 4, S. 896-919Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312; 1935-1011
DOI	10.3102/0002831207308637
Schlagwörter	Empirische Untersuchung; Soziale Bedingung; Einstellung (Psy); Erwartung; Bildungsbiografie; Familie; College; Wohngebiet; Nachbarschaft; Benachteiligung; Einflussfaktor; Struktur; Ziel; Afroamerikaner; Jugendlicher; Georgia; Iowa; USA
Abstract	Previous research on educational aspirations has focused almost exclusively on micro-level predictors of educational aspirations. Notably absent from these studies are measures reflecting the neighborhood context in which adolescents live. Drawing on Wilson's theory of neighborhood effects, the present study examines the extent to which neighborhood structural disadvantage predicts college aspirations among African American adolescents. The results show that concentrated neighborhood disadvantage exerts a significant influence on college aspirations, even when accounting for the micro-level context of adolescents. Overall, the findings suggest that living in a disadvantaged context lowers college aspirations among African American adolescents. (DIPF/Orig.).
Erfasst von	DIPF \| Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main
Update	2008/4