Expectation Formation for All? Group Differences in Student Response to Signals about Academic Performance
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- Karlson_TSQ_2019_Expectation_Formation_for_All
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Theories of adolescent expectation formation hypothesize that socially and academically disadvantaged students are less responsive to signals about their academic performance when forming educational expectations. To test this hypothesis, I examine variation in student responses to new information about their academic performance by a rich set of background characteristics. I find little support for the hypothesis. In contrast, low-SES students who are high performing or come from supportive home environments appear to be the most responsive to new information about their academic performance. I discuss the implications of this finding for research on expectation formation among adolescents.
Original language | English |
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Journal | The Sociological Quarterly |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 716-737 |
ISSN | 0038-0253 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2019 |
- Faculty of Social Sciences - Expectations, Education, Inequality, Students
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