Weighing In: Elementary-Age Students and the Debate on Attitudes toward School among Black Students.
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| Title: | Weighing In: Elementary-Age Students and the Debate on Attitudes toward School among Black Students. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tyson, Karolyn |
| Source: | Social Forces. Jun 2002 80(4):1157-1189. |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 33 |
| Publication Date: | 2002 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Middle Class Students, Peer Influence, School Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Student School Relationship, Underachievement |
| ISSN: | 0037-7732 |
| Abstract: | Research on African American students' low academic performance has focused on Black adolescents, who, like most American adolescents, exhibit oppositional attitudes. In contrast, an ethnographic study of two all-Black elementary schools suggests that middle-class Black children begin school very much achievement-oriented and engaged, and that school experiences significantly affect development of school attitudes. (Contains 58 references.) (Author/SV) |
| Entry Date: | 2002 |
| Accession Number: | EJ647802 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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