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Title: Disparity Between Educational Aspirations and Expectations and the Impact on Adolescent Childbearing
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Sugland, Barbara W. |
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Disparity Between Educational Aspirations and Expectations and the Impact on Adolescent Childbearing Sc.D. Dissertation, Johns Hopkins University, 1991 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Adolescent Fertility; Childbearing; Educational Aspirations/Expectations; Fertility; Teenagers This dissertation is a prospective panel design that investigates: (1) the disparity between educational aspirations and expectations of a recent cohort of American Youth; and (2) the impact of that disparity on the likelihood of an early first birth. Data are drawn from the first five waves of the NLSY (1979-1983). A cohort of 3,635 males and females, 14 to 16 years of age at first interview, who have not experienced a birth or fatherhood prior to first interview or within 7 months of first interview comprise the study sample. Respondents are followed until first birth/fatherhood, or until the end of the period of observation. It is hypothesized that the disparity between educational aspirations and expectations reflects the difference between an adolescent's educational desires and perceptions of life options. The wider the disparity the more limited life options relative to educational desires, and the greater the likelihood of an early first birth. Statistical models controlling for background characteristics and educational progress are developed using logistic regression and proportional hazard techniques. |
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Sugland, Barbara W. Disparity Between Educational Aspirations and Expectations and the Impact on Adolescent Childbearing. Sc.D. Dissertation, Johns Hopkins University, 1991. |