The effect of racial dissonance on academic self-esteem and achievement in elementary, junior high, and high school students

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-131

  Gray Little, Bernadette ^a   Carels, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 0031522349     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327795jra0702_1     Document Type: Article

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