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Wittrup, Audrey R.; Hussain, Saida B.; Albright, Jamie N.; Hurd, Noelle M.; Varner, Fatima A.; Mattis, Jacqueline S. – Youth & Society, 2019
The current study examined the potential of relational closeness in the natural mentoring relationships (NMRs) of Black students to counter and protect against the noxious effects of school-based discrimination on academic engagement. The study sample included 663 Black students between the ages of 12 and 19 (M = 14.96 years, SD = 1.81 years), all…
Descriptors: African American Students, Mentors, Racial Attitudes, Learner Engagement
Wittrup, Audrey R.; Hussain, Saida B.; Albright, Jamie N.; Hurd, Noelle N.; Varner, Fatima A.; Mattis, Jacqueline S. – Grantee Submission, 2016
The current study examined the potential of relational closeness in the natural mentoring relationships (NMRs) of Black students to counter and protect against the noxious effects of school-based discrimination on academic engagement. The study sample included 663 Black students between the ages of 12 and 19 (M = 14.96 years, SD = 1.81 years), all…
Descriptors: African American Students, Mentors, Racial Attitudes, Learner Engagement