Not just any path: Implications of identity-based motivation for disparities in school outcomes

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-190

  Oyserman, Daphna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Expectations; Identity; Low income; Minority; Possible self; School Outcomes; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868234821     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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