Ian is intelligent but Leshaun is lazy: Antecedents and consequences of attributional stereotypes in the classroom

European Journal of Psychology of Education

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 439-458

  Reyna, Christine ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Classroom discrimination; Education; Self esteem; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149252107     PISSN: 02562928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03172752     Document Type: Article

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