The whole truth and nothing but the truth?: African American students and University research participation

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 655-676

  Green, Tonika Duren ^a   Bischoff, Lisa ^a   Coleman, Christy L ^a   Sperry, Linda ^a   Robinson Zaņartu, Carol ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; African American Acculturation Scale; African Americans; College students; Mistrust; Research; SAT

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247206506     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934705283905     Document Type: Article

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