Racial identity beliefs and academic achievement: Does being black hold students back?

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 381-403

  Harper, Brian E ^a   Tuckman, Bruce W ^b  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescents; Black racial identity; High school

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845966378     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-9001-z     Document Type: Article

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