Comparative levels of expressed academic motivation among Anglo and African American University student-athletes

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-667

  Snyder, Peter L ^a  

^a Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games ^*

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EID: 0039551565     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193479602600601     Document Type: Review

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