Cultural values in the home and school experiences of low-income African-American students

Social Psychology of Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-380

  Tyler, Kenneth M ^a   Boykin, A Wade ^b   Miller, Oronde ^b   Hurley, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American students; Cultural discontinuity; Culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845993207     PISSN: 13812890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11218-006-9003-x     Document Type: Article

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