Academic Engagement and Achievement Among Latina/o and Non-Latina/o Adolescents |
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| Authors: | Ioakim P Boutakidis James L Rodríguez Kari Knutson Miller Mathew Barnett |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Child and Adolescent Studies , California State University , Fullerton;2. Fullerton School District , California |
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| 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. |
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| Keywords: | adolescent quantitative research Latina/o children and families assessment multicultural education pedagogy |
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