Connections Between Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students Arelí Dohner-Chávez Abstract This study used a correlational design to investigate how parental involvement and ethnicity (Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic) is related to the academic achievement (measured by grade point average) of college students. Participants included 48 Hispanic and 40 non-Hispanic college students who were asked about parental involvement received during their primary education
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By: Kristin Brenner Parental Pressure = Late nights‚ Health risks‚ Confusion Why this may be occurring and strategies for elimination… Some Parents Expectations: ◊ Adolescents should spend all or most of their time studying‚ instead of being able to socialize with their friends ◊ Adolescents should start producing good grades even at an early age of nine (Murphy‚ 2005) ◊ Adolescents should begin building Harvard-quality resumes Risks ⇒ Mental Risks: ◊ Suicide o The constant pressure
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Absenteeism and Tardiness in the Workplace In today’s tough economic times‚ managers are faced with reducing cost in order to compete with the ever more slim-lined business models of the world. One‚ not easy to control area of cost cutting‚ often left to be faced by management alone is absenteeism. Absenteeism is one of the world’s oldest and most costly issues that a business can face yet there has been little evidence to show the ability to control this ever growing issue. Absenteeism can
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Brianna Golez Professor Fraga English 1A 23 July 2012 Parental Separation The parents ’ sole duty is to raise and‚ by definition‚ nurture their children as a whole unit. Compromising on decisions and communication are the factors that contribute to a healthy and comfortable environment for families. But what repercussions surface when endless disagreements and lack of toleration disrupt that peace while the parents are still legally imprisoned in their “marriage”? Unlike divorce‚ the separation
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2008). Parental Divorce‚ Marital Conflict and Children’s Behavior Problems: A Comparison of Adopted and Biological Children. Social Forces‚ 86(3)‚ 1139-1161. Jolivet‚ K.R. (2011). The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children: What is a Family Lawyer to Do? American Journal of Family Law. 25 (4)‚ 175-183. Laumann-Billings‚ L.‚ & Emery‚ R.E. (2000). Distress among young adults from divorced families. Journal of Family Psychology‚ 14‚ 671-687. Morrison‚ D.R.‚ & Coiro‚ M.J. (August 1999). Parental Conflict
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ABSENTEEISM: THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS TO CSU STUDENTS INTRODUCTION In every school organization‚ one may find somebody deviating from the normal standards of behavior and who somehow possesses a relative problem to the administration. It is then imperative for the teacher diagnose the case‚ determine its contributing factors and act on it with extra care‚ patience‚ kindness and firmness as the key approach to the solution. This is done to facilitate more serious problem that may
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Absenteeism is the absence of an employee from work. It is a major problem faced by almost all employers of today. Absenteeism of employees from work leads to back logs‚ piling of work and thus work delay. The automobile industry in India is still in its infancy but growing rapidly. Since the first car rolled out on the streets of Mumbai in1898‚ the Automobile Industry of India has come a long way. During its early stages the auto industry was overlooked by the then Government and the policies were
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Problem Question: What role does ethnicity in parental involvements for high school students in America? Sub Question: What role does environment and ethnicity in parental involvements for high school students in America? As years continue to proceed the amount of parental involvement changes from smothering one’s child to never speaking to another. The different types of these parenting include permissive parenting meaning parents almost “tip-toe” around their children not wanting to create anger
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Parental Responsibility If society holds parents responsible when their children break laws‚ the children may never learn right from wrong. On the contrary‚ if a parent cannot be punished‚ they may not care as much about the way their children act or the ways in which they raise them. In some cities‚ parents can be fined if their child is caught doing something illegal. However‚ if those parents agree to attend parenting classes they can avoid the fine. This option makes the most sense to me because
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Parenting during childhood is about nurturing and taking care of the child’s simple needs. The parent is the one in complete control‚ when the child becomes an adolescent; they need a feeling of their own independence. The goal is for the adolescent to gradually be treated as an adult individual with an equal balance of power between parent and child(). When a child becomes an adolescent their needs grow to fit their new maturity and environment. They have social developed‚ in which their psychological
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