Predicting Positive Academic Intention among African American Males and Females

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2306-2326

  Davis, Larry E ^a   Johnson, Sharon ^b   Williams, Trina ^c   Saunders, Jeanne ^d   Miller Cribbs, Julie ^e   Wexler, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 1042268210     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01886.x     Document Type: Article

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