Investigating the Link Between Home-School Dissonance and Academic Cheating Among High School Students

Urban Education

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 314-334

  Brown Wright, Lynda ^a   Tyler, Kenneth M ^b   Stevens Watkins, Danelle ^c   Thomas, Deneia ^d   Mulder, Shambra ^b   Hughes, Travonia ^e   Stevens Morgan, Ruby ^f   Roan Belle, Clarissa ^b   Gadson, Nadia ^g   Smith, La Toya ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Kosair Charities College of Health and Natural Sciences   (United States)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Praiare View A and M University   (United States)

^g Southern University   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; African American students; culture; subjects; urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875115164     PISSN: 00420859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042085912469203     Document Type: Article

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