I know who i am, do you?: Identity and academic achievement of successful african american male adolescents in an urban pilot high school in the united states

Urban Education

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 611-638

  Wright, Brian L ^a  

^a Technical Education Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; adolescents; African American; identity; males

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959364014     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085911400319     Document Type: Article

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