Academic Engagement and Achievement among Latina/o and Non-Latina/o Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Boutakidis, Ioakim P.; Rodríguez, James L.; Miller, Kari Knutson; Barnett, Mathew
Titel	Academic Engagement and Achievement among Latina/o and Non-Latina/o Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Latinos and Education, 13 (2014) 1, S.4-13 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-8431
DOI	10.1080/15348431.2013.800815
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Hispanic American Students; Academic Achievement; Learner Engagement; Middle School Students; Low Income Groups; Urban Schools; Grade Point Average; Racial Differences; Achievement Need; Achievement Gap; Statistical Analysis; Likert Scales; Predictor Variables; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Schulleistung; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Rassenunterschied; Statistische Analyse; Likert-Skala; Prädiktor; Kalifornien
Abstract	This article presents an exploratory study of the relation between academic engagement and academic achievement for Latina/o and non-Latina/o adolescents attending a predominantly low-income, Latina/o urban middle school in Southern California. A sample of 61 students (37 Latinas/os and 24 non-Latinas/os) participated in the study. The Latina/o students' mean grade point average was lower than the non-Latina/o students' mean grade point average. The study results revealed a significant interaction between academic engagement and grade point average for Latina/o students but not for non-Latina/o students. Findings are discussed in regard to the promotion of Latina/o adolescent achievement through increased levels of academic engagement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10