Black parents speak out: The school environment and interplay with wellbeing

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-183

  Ochieng, Bertha M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adolescents; Black parents; ethnographic interviews; school; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNICITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY; WELLBEING;

EID: 79959487447     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910373143     Document Type: Article

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