Academic achievement of African American preadolescents: The influence of teacher perceptions

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-402

  Seyfried, Sherri F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic success; African American preadolescents; Teacher perceptions

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONTROL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEACHING;

EID: 0032084169     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022107120472     Document Type: Article

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