This study investigates how the sociometric popularity of schoolchildren is related to individual academic achievements in a context of different levels of academic culture and educational aspirations in the classroom. The sample includes 5058 students in 270 classes from 98 schools in St....

This study investigates how the sociometric popularity of schoolchildren is related to individual academic achievements in a context of different levels of academic culture and educational aspirations in the classroom. The sample includes 5058 students in 270 classes from 98 schools in St....

Daniil Aleksandrov, Ph.D. in Biology, Professor, Head of the Sociology of Education and Science Laboratory, National Research University - Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Email: d_alexandrov@hse.spb.ru Vlada Baranova, Ph.D. in History, research...

Valeriya Ivaniushina - Candidate of Science, Leading Researcher, Sociology of Education and Science Laboratory, National Research University - Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg). E-mail: ivaniushina@hse.ru Daniil Alexandrov - Candidate of Science, Deputy CEO, National Research...

Valeriya Ivanyushina, Ph.D. in Biology, leading researcher at the Sociology of Education and Science Laboratory, National Research University - Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation. Email: v.ivaniushina@gmail.com Daniil Aleksandrov, Ph.D. in Biology,...

This study focuses on the relationship between extracurricular activity (specifically, group and individual sports) and adolescent drinking behaviour. To examine how participation in sports is related to the frequency and intensity of alcohol consumption we use hierarchical regression analysis....

In this study we focus on the influence of peers on adolescents academic achievement. Specifically, how the learning motivation of peers is related to a student's school grades. We use multilevel regression to analyze the influence of peers on different levels of social circles: school, class,...

This article analyzes student pro-school/anti-school attitudes on different levels and explores their relation to educational outcomes. We examine the individual level, school level, and clique level predictors (clique is defined as a tight social group within a class social network). Cliques...

This article analyzes student pro-school/anti-school attitudes on different levels and explores their relation to educational outcomes. We examine the individual level, school level, and clique level predictors (clique is defined as a tight social group within a class social network). Cliques...