Destin, 2016: Representing college as accessible increased homework planning for that night among 7th-grade students from low-asset households
Reference:
Destin, M., & Kosko, M. J. (2016). Motivating disadvantaged students toward the possibility of college. Phi Delta Kappan, 97(5), 8-12.
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Extending Destin & Oysterman (2009), representing college as accessible by providing information about need-based financial aid to socioeconomically diverse 7th-grade students led students from low-asset households to be more likely to plan to do their homework that night. There was no effect for students from high-asset households.
Psychological Process:
What Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
Personal and Social ExperiencesApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Changing beliefs in and about interpersonal conflicts and interactionsPsychological Question Addressed
Is college accessible to me?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Heading
Is college accessible to me?Social Area:
Education
Intervention Technique:
Prompting with information