Unraveling underachievement among African American boys from an identification with academics perspective

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 555-565

  Osborne, Jason W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 0039965607     PISSN: 00222984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2668154     Document Type: Review

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