Publication Date
7-1-2002
Summary
A longitudinal study explored high-school completion among African Americans. Male and female high-school students aged 14 to 17 (N=166) completed a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991) early in their second year. Intentions to complete the year were accurately predicted from attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control (R=0.71; p
Document Type
Working Paper
Category
Financial Inclusion
Original Citation
Davis, L., Ajzen, I., Saunders, J., & Williams, T. (2002). The decision of African American students to complete high school: An application of the theory of planned behavior (CSD Working Paper No. 02-5). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
Project
Choices of Life for Adolescence Success (CLASS) Project
Keywords
academic expectation, college enrollment, Africa, IDA, youth, academic achievement, individual development account
Recommended Citation
Davis, L., Ajzen, I., Saunders, J., & Williams, T. (2002). The decision of African American students to complete high school: An application of the theory of planned behavior (CSD Working Paper No. 02-5). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7936/K79K49QJ
Notes
Subsequent publication: Davis, L. E., Ajzen, I., Saunders, J., & Williams, T. (2002). The decision of African American students to complete high school: An application of the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(4), 810–819. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.94.4.810