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ERIC Number: EJ483928
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
The Impact of School Transitions in Early Adolescence on the Self-System and Perceived Social Context of Poor Urban Youth.
Seidman, Edward; And Others
Child Development, v65 n2 Apr p507-22 1994
Examined effects of normative school transition during early adolescence on self-esteem and perceived school and peer social contexts. Subjects were 580 black, white, and Latino youth from low-income families. Found that the transition from elementary to middle or junior high schools led to declines in self-esteem, class preparation, and grade point averages across race, ethnicity, and gender. (MDM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Elementary School Students, Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Relationship, Junior High Schools, Low Income Groups, Middle Schools, Racial Differences, School Attitudes, Self Esteem, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Student Adjustment, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Transition to School
Note: Special issue on: "Children and Poverty."