Discovering self: Relationships between African identity and academic achievement

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-68

  Robinson, Jeanene ^a   Biran, Mia ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; African identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746355974     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934704273149     Document Type: Article

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