Educational expectations represent a proximal correlate of the educational level attained; which, in turn, is a determinant of economic progress in adulthood. This study aimed to identify the predictors of educational expectations in young adolescents living in poverty in Mexico. For this purpose, we analyzed the data of 1,093 adolescents, 56% male, 61% from urban areas, with an average age of 14.92 (SD = 1.29) years and an average of 8.33 (SD = 1.71) years of schooling; as well as demographic and socioeconomic data of one of their parents. The data came from a national probabilistic sample of householders enrolled in the program Opportunities. Results identified parental education, adolescents’ work expectations, and positive attitude toward school as the main predictors of the adolescents’ educational expectations. The model explained 18% of the total variance of adolescents’ educational expectations, 36% of positive attitude toward school, and 26% of positive employment expectations. No group differences in educational expectations were identified by gender, but there was a difference when considering the type of locality of residence favoring adolescents living in urban areas.
Palomar-Lever, J., & Victorio-Estrada, A. (2017). Educational Expectations of Mexican Adolescents Living in Poverty. Revista De Psicología, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2017.46393
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