The Influence of Major Ambition Resources on College Aspirations and Attainments : Toward a Comprehensive Model / William G. Spady.

This paper attempts to design a model that covers a comprehensive range of theoretically relevant variables that focus on the aspiration-attainment process. The discussion is in 4 parts. First, the concept of "ambition" is separated into theoretically and operationally distinct components. Second, e...

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Main Author: Spady, William G.
Corporate Author: American Educational Research Association
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1971.
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Physical Description:22 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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