Educating Tomorrow's Men: Perceived School Support, Negative Youth Experiences, and Bravado Attitudes In African American Adolescent Males

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 571-589

  Corprew, Charles S ^a   Cunningham, Michael ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

change; principals; students; teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864582183     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: 15523535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124511406534     Document Type: Article

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