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ERIC Number: EJ436972
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
African-American versus White Children and the Transition into Junior High School.
Simmons, Roberta G.; And Others
American Journal of Education, v99 n4 p481-520 Aug 1991
Following 180 African-American and 332 white students in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) as they entered junior high school reveals that African-American males differ from other racial/gender groups in having earlier adoption of behaviors and attitudes consistent with the stereotype of adolescence. Many other changes were similar for white and African-American students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Black Students, Blacks, Females, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Student Adjustment, Student Development, Urban Schools, Urban Youth, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Transitional Activities; Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
Note: Theme issue with title "Development and Education across Adolescence."