Environmental and individual influences on australian students' likelihood of staying in school

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 368-381

  Marjoribanks, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational aspirations; Family background; Individual characteristics; Proximal learning settings; Staying in school

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 0036728262     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320209598690     Document Type: Article

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