TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Male African Americans, singe parent homes, and educational plans: implications for educators and policymakers
JO  - Journal of education for students placed at risk
A1  - Bateman, Mark
SP  - 229
EP  - 250
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - One of the most troubling issues facing policymakers and educators at all levels is the educational attainment of students in at-risk circumstances--in broken homes, in poverty, in criminal environments, and so on. Educators in elementary and secondary schools have attempted to decrease the drop-out rates and increase the academic success of these students, and higher education personnel have struggled to recruit and retain them through graduation. In both settings, a consistent finding is that a student's educational plans or aspirations play a pivotal role in actual attainment. As noted by Schmit and Hossler (1995), in a 9-year longitudinal study, "plans made during ninth-grade [high school graduation, enrollment in a college or university, or entrance into the workforce are stable across a student's high school career" (p. 25).<p />
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SN  - 1082-4669
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327671espr0203_4
ID  - ref1
ER  -