The Effect of Economic Level on Students’ Goal Setting
Format
Poster Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
UWA
Second Presenter's Institution
Seattle University, Seattle
Third Presenter's Institution
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Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Relevance
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Brief Program Description
The purpose of this study was to discover various challenges that low-socioeconomic students face with investigation of some variables that impact student goal setting, such as satisfaction of basic needs and source of motivation for goal accomplishment. Some of our participants came from a poor background, which may impact their established goals. The Needs (Food) aspect scored well because a considerable number of participants were offered free food in their respective schools or at reduced rates. Parents and friends were found to be key sources of the participants’ motivation to set and accomplish various goals.
Summary
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Evidence
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Biographical Sketch
Mary Ann Hollingsworth, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL
Hasna Abu Khalid, Doctoral Candidate in Education Leadership, Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
3-6-2018 4:00 PM
End Date
3-6-2018 5:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Hollingsworth, Mary and Khalid, Hasna Abu, "The Effect of Economic Level on Students’ Goal Setting" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 179.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/179
The Effect of Economic Level on Students’ Goal Setting
The purpose of this study was to discover various challenges that low-socioeconomic students face with investigation of some variables that impact student goal setting, such as satisfaction of basic needs and source of motivation for goal accomplishment. Some of our participants came from a poor background, which may impact their established goals. The Needs (Food) aspect scored well because a considerable number of participants were offered free food in their respective schools or at reduced rates. Parents and friends were found to be key sources of the participants’ motivation to set and accomplish various goals.