A case study of psycho-social factors affecting underachievement in an independent school

A case study of psycho-social factors affecting underachievement in an independent school

Recent educational research has shown that underachievement is now increasingly prominent as educators and educationists concern themselves with questions regarding the loss of potential in students who do not perform optimally in the school system. This study aims at an in-depth qualitative analysi...

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Main Author: Goh, Elaine Eng Lian.
Other Authors: Lam, Peter
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2009
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DRNTU::Social sciences::Education
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20292
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-202922020-11-01T06:27:37Z A case study of psycho-social factors affecting underachievement in an independent school Goh, Elaine Eng Lian. Lam, Peter National Institute of Education DRNTU::Social sciences::Education Recent educational research has shown that underachievement is now increasingly prominent as educators and educationists concern themselves with questions regarding the loss of potential in students who do not perform optimally in the school system. This study aims at an in-depth qualitative analysis of three psychosocial factors that research literature has suggested to be major influences in underachievement for high-ability female underachievers in an Independent (Express Stream Secondary) school. These three factors are the Personal Factors, the Family Factors and the Peer Factors. Master of Education 2009-12-14T09:28:34Z 2009-12-14T09:28:34Z 1995 1995 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20292 en NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 170 p. application/pdf
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A case study of psycho-social factors affecting underachievement in an independent school
description Recent educational research has shown that underachievement is now increasingly prominent as educators and educationists concern themselves with questions regarding the loss of potential in students who do not perform optimally in the school system. This study aims at an in-depth qualitative analysis of three psychosocial factors that research literature has suggested to be major influences in underachievement for high-ability female underachievers in an Independent (Express Stream Secondary) school. These three factors are the Personal Factors, the Family Factors and the Peer Factors.
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