School Achievers and Underachievers in an Urban Ghetto.

Hirsch, Jay G.; Costello, Joan

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Publication Date: 1970

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School Achievers and Underachievers in an Urban Ghetto

Hirsch, Jay G.; Costello, Joan

Elementary School Journal, 71, 2, 78-85, Nov '70

In a study of 23 black ghetto boys and girls, the variables rated most important for distinguishing between achievers andunderachievers were the nature and quality of the children's interpersonal relationships and self-concepts. (NH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Ghettos, Interpersonal Relationship, Lower Class, Personality, Self Concept, Underachievement

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