An examination of the relationship between achievement values and perceptions of barriers among low-SES African American and Latino students

Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-64

  Taylor, April Z ^a   Graham, Sandra ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement values; African American; Gender; Latino; Low socioeconomic status; Perceptions of barriers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847615698     PISSN: 00220663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0663.99.1.52     Document Type: Article

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