Personal Agency among Students from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds: An Examination of Student Profiles, Perceived Teaching Support, and Achievement
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| Title: | Personal Agency among Students from Low Socio-Economic Backgrounds: An Examination of Student Profiles, Perceived Teaching Support, and Achievement |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rebecca J. Collie (ORCID |
| Source: | Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal. 2024 27(4):1705-1736. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Characteristics, Low Income Students, Personal Autonomy, Self Efficacy, Competence, Student School Relationship, Persistence, Behavior Problems, Resilience (Psychology), Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11218-023-09881-0 |
| ISSN: | 1381-2890 1573-1928 |
| Abstract: | Personal academic agency--the thoughts, actions, and emotions that impact individual functioning at school--is central for academic success. On average, students from low socio-economic status (low-SES) backgrounds report lower levels of personal academic agency than their more advantaged peers, but there are also many who achieve academic success. Identifying different personal academic agency profiles among students from low-SES backgrounds may assist in targeting efforts to boost these factors within that population--and to identify students who are faring well, as well as those who might require additional support. This study examined five factors of personal academic agency (perceived competence, school belonging, perseverance, academic buoyancy, and conduct problems) among 20,125 secondary school students from low-SES backgrounds at 421 Australian schools. We identified profiles of students that vary in patterns of personal academic agency, and examined teaching support predictors and achievement differences associated with profile membership. Latent profile analysis revealed five student profiles: Vulnerable (9% of sample), Resigned (27%), Precarious (28%), Average (32%), and Flourishing (14%) profiles. Students' perceptions of teaching support predicted membership in more adaptive profiles (i.e., Average and Flourishing profiles)--with the most consistent teaching support predictors being emotional support, classroom management, and instructional relevance. In addition, the Flourishing profile displayed the highest achievement. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1439616 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Personal academic agency--the thoughts, actions, and emotions that impact individual functioning at school--is central for academic success. On average, students from low socio-economic status (low-SES) backgrounds report lower levels of personal academic agency than their more advantaged peers, but there are also many who achieve academic success. Identifying different personal academic agency profiles among students from low-SES backgrounds may assist in targeting efforts to boost these factors within that population--and to identify students who are faring well, as well as those who might require additional support. This study examined five factors of personal academic agency (perceived competence, school belonging, perseverance, academic buoyancy, and conduct problems) among 20,125 secondary school students from low-SES backgrounds at 421 Australian schools. We identified profiles of students that vary in patterns of personal academic agency, and examined teaching support predictors and achievement differences associated with profile membership. Latent profile analysis revealed five student profiles: Vulnerable (9% of sample), Resigned (27%), Precarious (28%), Average (32%), and Flourishing (14%) profiles. Students' perceptions of teaching support predicted membership in more adaptive profiles (i.e., Average and Flourishing profiles)--with the most consistent teaching support predictors being emotional support, classroom management, and instructional relevance. In addition, the Flourishing profile displayed the highest achievement. |
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| ISSN: | 1381-2890 1573-1928 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11218-023-09881-0 |
