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ERIC Number: EJ515367
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0889-0293
Links between Family Life and Minority Student Achievement: Removing the Blinders.
Watts-Warren, Betty
International Journal of Social Education, v9 n2 p11-27 Fall-Win 1994-95
Contends that a range of theories exists in the social science literature about the effects of family processes on the social and academic success of a family's offspring. Identifies major theoretical perspectives that have dominated the literature on families and minority student achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Influence, Family Role, Family School Relationship, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Racial Differences, Social Science Research, Student Alienation, Student Characteristics, Teacher Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Moynihan (Daniel P); Sociocultural Influences
Note: Theme issue topic: "Alternative Views of Student Motivation/Pacific Basin."