The effect of neighborhood context on the college aspirations of African American adolescents

被引：52
作者：
Stewart, Endya B. [1 ]
Stewart, Eric A. [2 ]
Simons, Ronald L. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Florida State Univ, Ctr Criminol & Publ Policy Res, Tallahassee, FL 32303 USA
[2] Florida State Univ, Coll Criminol & Criminal Justice, Tallahassee, FL 32303 USA
[3] Univ Georgia, Dept Sociol, Athens, GA 30602 USA
来源：
AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL | 2007年 / 44卷 / 04期
关键词：
African American adolescents; college aspirations; neighborhood context;
D O I：
10.3102/0002831207308637
中图分类号：
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号：
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要：
Previous research on educational aspirations has focused almost exclusively on micro-level predictors of educational aspirations. Notably absent from these studies are measures reflecting the neighborhood context in which adolescents live. Drawing on Wilson's theory of neighborhood effects, the present study examines the extent to which neighborhood structural disadvantage predicts college aspirations among African American adolescents. The results show that concentrated neighborhood disadvantage exerts a significant influence on college aspirations, even when accounting for the micro-level context of adolescents. Overall, the findings suggest that living in a disadvantaged context lowers college aspirations among African American adolescents.
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页码：896 / 919
页数：24
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