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ERIC Number: EJ553144
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Family Influences on School Achievement in Low-Income, African American Children.
Halle, Tamara G.; Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Mahoney, Joseph L.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v89 n3 p527-37 Sep 1997
Achievement-related beliefs and behaviors of parents of 41 economically disadvantaged African American youth and the relations among parental factors and children's academic self-concept and achievement were studied. Significant and positive relations between parental belief and behavior measures are discussed in light of models of family influence on academic achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Black Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Influence, Low Income Groups, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Academic Self Concept; African Americans
Note: Research supported by Grant 5 P50 MH52429-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health and Grant T32 HD07376 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.