The Effects of Peers' Beliefs on 8th-Grade Students' Identification With School

This study investigated two antecedents of students' identification with school-namely, academic achievement and perceived peer beliefs about school-as mediated by race and gender. Participants included 3,346 eighth-grade students from Tennessee, 74% Caucasian and 26% African American. The Iden...

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Published in:	Journal of research in childhood education Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 236 - 249
Main Author:	Radziwon, Christopher D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Olney Taylor & Francis Group 22.03.2003 Association for Childhood Education International Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects:	Academic achievement Adolescents African American Students Child development Educational environment Peer pressure Peers School environment Social aspects United States
ISSN:	0256-8543, 2150-2641
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