The effect of neighborhood context on the college aspirations of African American adolescents

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 896-919

  Stewart, Endya B ^a   Stewart, Eric A ^a   Simons, Ronald L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American adolescents; College aspirations; Neighborhood context

Indexed keywords

EID: 37649024919     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831207308637     Document Type: Article

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