THE EFFECT OF ADULT AND PEER SUPPORT ON EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

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dc.contributor.advisorDworkin, Anthony Gary
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLorence, Jon
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHorn, Catherine L.
dc.creatorLi, Nan
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-28T16:28:26Z
dc.date.available2015-08-28T16:28:26Z
dc.date.createdMay 2015
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.date.updated2015-08-28T16:28:26Z
dc.description.abstractThis research compares the effects of adult support and peer support on educational and occupational aspirations of high school students across various racial groups using data from Aldine Independent School District: Students Survey (AISD). The results reveal that the impact to which social support predicts students’ educational and occupational aspirations depends on race and ethnicity. More specifically, peer support and teacher support have stronger effects on educational aspirations for African American and non-Hispanic White students than for Hispanic students; the effects of parental communications are a stronger for non-Hispanic White students than for Hispanic and African American students; parental expectations are more important for African American students in determining their educational aspirations than for Hispanic students. As for occupational aspirations, the findings suggest that peer support is more effective for African American students than for Asian students. Teacher support has a stronger effect on non-Hispanic White students’ occupational aspirations than do Hispanic and African American students.
dc.description.departmentSociology, Department of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10657/1137
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectEducational aspirations
dc.subjectOccupational Aspirations
dc.subjectRace
dc.subjectSocial support
dc.subject.lcshSociology
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF ADULT AND PEER SUPPORT ON EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentSociology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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