Intra- and extracultural perceptions of competence in rural african american youth

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 407-422

  Smith, Trellis ^a   Brody, Gene H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic competence; African american children; Family; Social competence; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034259984     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4405(00)00033-9     Document Type: Article

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