Falling Stars : The Valuing of Academic Achievement among African American, Latino, and White Adolescents / April Z. Taylor, Sandra Graham and Cynthia Hudley.

Two studies examined adolescent students' achievement values. Study 1 participants were 146 male and 161 female African American seventh and eighth graders attending an all-black middle school. Using sociometric procedures, participants nominated classmates whom they admired, respected, and wanted t...

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Main Authors: Taylor, April Z.
Graham, Sandra (Author)
Hudley, Cynthia (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
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Physical Description:21 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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