Friends, family, and neighborhood: Understanding academic outcomes of African American youth

Urban Education

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 408-431

  Williams, Trina R ^a   Davis, Larry E ^b   Cribbs, Julie Miller ^c   Saunders, Jeanne ^d   Williams, James Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0036335864     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00485902037003006     Document Type: Article

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