African American students at predominantly white institutions: A motivational and self-systems approach to understanding retention

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-190

  Rodgers, Kelly A ^a   Summers, Jessica J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; College students; Higher education; Motivation; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149169001     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-008-9072-9     Document Type: Article

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