NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ253051
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Aug
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Self-Concepts, Motivation, and Academic Achievement of Black Adolescents.
Jordan, Theresa J.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v73 n4 p509-17 Aug 1981
This study investigates the unique and common contributions of global self-concept, academic self-concept, and need for academic competence to the variance in academic achievement of inner-city, Black adolescents. Results indicate that academic self-concept and need for academic competence accounted for significant proportions of criterion variance. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Adolescents, Black Students, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Self Concept, Sex Differences, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Need for Academic Competence Questionnaire; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Self Concept of Ability Scale (Brookover)