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Adolescent Academic Context Study

AACS Conference

The success of the AACS project required learning as much as possible and disseminating results from the initial four years of data. It culminated in a day long research conference that brought together Lakeport teachers and BGSU community in June 2015. The conference assisted in directing the investigation of post-high school activities the following year. The work provided a contemporary portrait of how middle and high school environments influence graduation rates, attitudes toward and participation in post-high school educational opportunities and early family formation. The focus was on the early risk and protective factors with attention to variation according to social class, race/ethnicity and gender.

 

The AACS Conference Agenda and Presentations:

 

AACS Conference Schedule

 

AACS Conference  Welcome and  Introduction, by Margaret Booth & Christopher Frey

 

Characteristics of Lakeport Adolescents (2009-2013), by Wendy Manning

 

The Significance of School Climate: Students' Perceptions of Climate and Its Relationship to Student Characteristics, by Wendy Manning & Margaret Booth

 

Adolescent Changing Ethnic Identification and Ethnic Identities, by Margaret Booth & Christopher Frey

 

Keynote Address by Dr. Stephanie Rowley, Chair Department Of Psychology, University Of Michigan.

Topic: Framing Black Boys: Parent, Teacher, and Student Narratives of the Academic Lives of Black Boys

 

Predictors of Academic Achievement: The Relationship between Adolescent Characteristics and Success on State Standardized Assessments, by David Meel

 

Relationship between Climate and Achievement Scores, by Wendy Manning

 

Family and School Influences on Adolescents' Adjustment: Youth Hopefulness and Aspirations for the Future, by Jean Gerard & Margaret Booth

 

Focus on Lakeport Students with Disabilities: Examining Self, School and Parental Support, by Jeanne Novak & Geoff Meek

 

 

The AACS Conference Handouts:

 

AACS Quantitative Data Summary

 

AACS Survey Scales Information

 

School Climate Scale Items Description

 

School Climate Item Score Means

 

School Policies: Major Findings & Most Common Comments

 

Qualitative Quotes: Differences in Talking about Abilities (Signs of Self-Efficacy)

 

 

 

Information about the AACS Conference on the Center for Family & Demographic Research (CFDR) at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) website.

 

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