Abstract
Research indicates that children's college expectations are an important predictor of children's school outcomes and Children's Savings Accounts (CSAs) are a predictor of children's educational expectations. Typically measured with a single question, children's college expectations have been used as s proxy for college-bound identity. Building on Identity-Based Motivation theory, we take a step toward creating a scale for measuring college-bound identity. This scale consists of 22items with three first-order identity factors: salience, group congruence, and interpretation of difficulty as normal. Findings indicate that a second-order identity latent named college-bound identity may be reflected in the data. We then test the association between Promise Early Award Scholarship (Promise Scholars), a CSA and early award scholarship program, and college-bound identity. Promise Scholars participants’ college-bound identity is predicted to be 0.02 higher than that of non-Promise Scholars participants. The authors offer potential next steps in the attempt to better measure children's college-bound identity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 105791 |
Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
Volume | 121 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2021 |
Funding
This research was supported by funding from the Wabash County Foundation, the Charles Steward Mott Foundation, and Poverty Solutions. These organizations are not responsible for the quality or accuracy of the paper, which is the sole responsibility of the authors, nor do they necessarily agree with any or all the paper’s findings and recommendations.
Keywords
- Assets
- Children's savings accounts
- College expectations
- College-bound identity
- Identity-based motivation theory
- Math achievement
- Promise scholars
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science