Cultural expression and black students' attitudes toward high achievers

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 247-260

  Sankofa, Biko Martin ^a   Hurley, Eric A ^b   Allen, Brenda A ^c   Boykin, A Wade ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; African American; Communalism; Culture; Education; Learning orientation; Verve

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS;

EID: 20444469352     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.139.3.247-260     Document Type: Article

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