Individual Differences in Preferences for Matched-Ethnic Mentors Among High-Achieving Ethnically Diverse Adolescents in STEM

Child Development

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 896-910

  Syed, Moin ^a   Goza, Barbara K ^b   Chemers, Martin M ^b   Zurbriggen, Eileen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; TEACHER; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTORS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCIENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84860488679     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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