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Studying the Role of Family and School in the Development of African American Preschoolers in Violent Neighborhoods.
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Randolph, Suzanne; Koblinsky, Sally A.; Roberts, Debra D. – Journal of Negro Education, 1996
Examines the potential influence of family and community variables on the development of children in violent neighborhoods and reviews research on the prevalence and effects of children's exposure to community violence. It presents strategies for developing and empirically testing culturally specific interventions to promote positive developmental…
Descriptors: Black Students, Child Development, Community Influence, Family Influence
Extra-School Factors in Achievement, Attainment, and Aspiration among Junior and Senior High School-Age African American Youth.
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Johnson, Sylvia T. – Journal of Negro Education, 1992
Examines individual, family, and community factors identified in the literature as affecting achievement, attainment, and aspiration among African-American youth in junior and senior high school. In considering the complex interactions between achievement and attainment, it is necessary to review ways that achievement is measured and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Black Achievement, Black Students