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Weighing the Risks of Achievement: A Profile of the Modern, High Achieving, Secondary Student and the Implications of Striving for Excellence
Description
This thesis aimed to discover the risks of being a high achieving student, in secondary school contexts. With the growing concern for college admission, the high achieving student has become more prevalent within society. This paper sought to gain deeper understanding into the risks and implications of attempting to achieve excellence for high achievers. Interviews with three frontline personnel at two college preparatory schools and one International Baccalaureate degree program were conducted. It was found that in the studied geographic location, peer pressure and relations, parental pressure, perfectionism, extra-curricular activities, college admission, mental health implications, and coping mechanisms are themes that are highlighted through interviews with primary staff of high achieving students. Although personnel at each of these secondary schools were clearly aware of the stress experienced by their students, a disparity remained between how certain programs managed the stress and how it negatively impacted students. College preparatory faculties appear to be more involved and current on their students' stress. This study was limited and further research should be conducted in the future that expands on this concept in various sociogeographic locations.
Date Created
2013-05
Contributors
- Claybaugh, Anna Katherine (Author)
- Scheiner Gillis, Georganne (Thesis director)
- Martin, Carol (Committee member)
- Wells, Cornelia (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Social Transformation (Contributor)
- W. P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- Department of Psychology (Contributor)
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40 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2012-2013
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.16821
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minimal
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