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ERIC Number: EJ364447
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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The Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect on Academic Self-Concept.
Marsh, Herbert W.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v79 n3 p280-95 Sep 1987
This paper reanalyzed the Youth in Transition data, supported the generality of the earlier Marsh and Parker (EJ) findings, and demonstrated new theoretical implications of the big-fish-little-pond effect. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Grade Point Average, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Peer Groups, Racial Differences, School Size, Self Concept, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Socioeconomic Status, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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IES Cited: ED545960