SCHOOL RACIAL CLIMATE AND THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 673-688

  Griffin, Charity Brown ^a   Cooper, Shauna M ^b   Metzger, Isha W ^c   Golden, Alexandrea R ^b   White, C Nicole ^b  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 85018311694     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.22026     Document Type: Article

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