Annotated Bibliography: Empowering The Youth Of Today
U08d1-Empowering the Youth of Today-A. Tindall
Choose and research one area.
The area of interest chosen was education. The National Center for Education Statistics reported attainment rates for high school diplomas or G.E.D increased for White Americans from 89 to 94 percent; African Americans from 77 to 88 percent; Hispanics from 58 to 71 percent, and Asian/Pacific Islanders from 90 to 95 percent, in the time frame of 1990 to 2011. School is vital to a student’s educational success and development into a competent member of society (Eccles & Wang, 2012). Research has shown that students who are disengaged from school are more prone to exhibit academic failure, school dropout, and a host of negative psychosocial outcomes (Wang & Holcombe, …show more content…
(1988). The empowerment process: Integrating theory and practice. The Academy of Management Review, 13, 471-482.
Eccles, J., S., & Wang, M., T. (2012). So what is student engagement anyway? Commentary on Section I. In S. Christenson, A. L. Reschy, & C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of research on student engagement. New York, NY: Springer.
Purcell-Gates, V. (2007). Preface. In V. Purcell-Gates (Ed.), Cultural practices of literacy: Case studies of language, literacy, social practice, and power (pp. vii-xi). Mahwah, NJ: Eribaum.
U. S. Department of State, Kerry, J. (2012). The Empowering of Women and Girls through sports Initiative. Media Note, Office of the Spokesperson. Washington, D. C.
U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2012). The Condition of Education 2012 (NCES 2012*045)), Indicator 48.
Wang, M.-T., & Holcombe, R. (2010). Adolescents perceptions of classroom environment, school engagement, academic achievement. American Education Research Journal, 47, 633-662. Doi: 10.3102/0002831209361209
Wentzel, K., R., Battle, A., Russell, S., L., & Looney, L., B. (2010). Social Supports from teachers and peers as predictors of academic and Social Motivation. Contemporary Education Psychology, 35,
Choose and research one area.
The area of interest chosen was education. The National Center for Education Statistics reported attainment rates for high school diplomas or G.E.D increased for White Americans from 89 to 94 percent; African Americans from 77 to 88 percent; Hispanics from 58 to 71 percent, and Asian/Pacific Islanders from 90 to 95 percent, in the time frame of 1990 to 2011. School is vital to a student’s educational success and development into a competent member of society (Eccles & Wang, 2012). Research has shown that students who are disengaged from school are more prone to exhibit academic failure, school dropout, and a host of negative psychosocial outcomes (Wang & Holcombe, …show more content…
(1988). The empowerment process: Integrating theory and practice. The Academy of Management Review, 13, 471-482.
Eccles, J., S., & Wang, M., T. (2012). So what is student engagement anyway? Commentary on Section I. In S. Christenson, A. L. Reschy, & C. Wylie (Eds.), Handbook of research on student engagement. New York, NY: Springer.
Purcell-Gates, V. (2007). Preface. In V. Purcell-Gates (Ed.), Cultural practices of literacy: Case studies of language, literacy, social practice, and power (pp. vii-xi). Mahwah, NJ: Eribaum.
U. S. Department of State, Kerry, J. (2012). The Empowering of Women and Girls through sports Initiative. Media Note, Office of the Spokesperson. Washington, D. C.
U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2012). The Condition of Education 2012 (NCES 2012*045)), Indicator 48.
Wang, M.-T., & Holcombe, R. (2010). Adolescents perceptions of classroom environment, school engagement, academic achievement. American Education Research Journal, 47, 633-662. Doi: 10.3102/0002831209361209
Wentzel, K., R., Battle, A., Russell, S., L., & Looney, L., B. (2010). Social Supports from teachers and peers as predictors of academic and Social Motivation. Contemporary Education Psychology, 35,