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Author: Raspberry, William
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Kids Whose Goals Are Too Modest Washington Post, August 15, 1998, Editorial; Page A13 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Washington Post Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Dropouts; Learning Motivation; Pregnancy, Adolescent; School Dropouts; Schooling; Youth Problems Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article reports on studies analyzing the poor performance of "at-risk" youth as a symptom of their failure to properly envision their role in adult society or their fulfillment of future roles that are "too modest." Sue Berryman's research, which utilizes NLSY79 data, is emphasized. |
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Raspberry, William. "Kids Whose Goals Are Too Modest." Washington Post, August 15, 1998, Editorial; Page A13. |
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The Best Preventive: Education Washington Post, September 22, 1986, Editorial; Page A17 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Washington Post Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Education; Hispanics; Pregnancy, Adolescent Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This article reports on a Children's Defense Fund study of the relationship between academic education and teenage pregnancy. Using NLSY data, the study finds that "young women with poor or fair basic skills are three to four times as likely as those with average skills to have more than one child while in their teens -- a pattern that remains consistent for black, white and Hispanic teen-agers." |
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Raspberry, William. "The Best Preventive: Education." Washington Post, September 22, 1986, Editorial; Page A17. |