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Self

Yann Martel · 1996

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What this book knows

Self-concept, not just academic ability, predicts whether disadvantaged college students persist or drop out.

Sex: Absent
Work: Present
Learning: Primary
Religion: Absent

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self-and-identity

much more attention has been given to self-concept… the population is defined in terms of the absence of achievement and academic success
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the self-concept is a complex, multi-faceted construct, which requires systematic, theoretical clarification
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education-and-formation

despite being academically and financially disadvantaged, these students are normally distributed with respect to their self concept scores
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persisters differed significantly from high school dropouts on nine of the twelve sub-scales of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale
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if self-concept could not be changed, it would be of unhappy use to the educator who wants to improve achievement
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many Blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics and other minorities… need and deserve higher education, but whose culture differs from what is typically measured
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