Explore the Relationship Between Group Membership and Academic Achievement

question 58

Essay

Explore the relationship between group membership and academic achievement.Include some discussion of family,peers,sports,academic tracking,and/or extracurricular activities.

---

Definitions:

Developmental Process

A sequence of stages or steps that lead to growth, progress, or maturity in individuals, organizations, or systems.

Scapegoating

The practice of singling out one party for unmerited blame or negative outcomes.

Bounded Rationality

A concept explaining that the cognitive limitations of decision makers lead to a less than optimal decision-making process.

Rational Model

A decision-making model based on a systematic, logical process of identifying problems, generating solutions, and selecting the best option.