Self-efficacy, motivation, and academic adjustment among African American women attending institutions of higher education

Journal of Negro Education

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-171

  Thomas, Deneia M ^a   Love, Keisha M ^b   Roan Belle, Clarissa ^b   Tyler, Kenneth M ^b   Brown, Carrie Lynn ^b   Garriott, Patton O ^c  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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