African Identity of the Negro American and Achievement.

Wolkon, George H.

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ERIC Number: EJ065570

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Publication Date: 1971

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African Identity of the Negro American and Achievement

Wolkon, George H.

Journal of Social Issues, 27, 4, 199-211, F 71

Males were found more likely than females to identify themselves as coming from an African family background, and those who identified themselves as American achieved higher grades, in a group of Negro Americans enrolled in a remedial junior college program who were investigated. (RJ)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, African Culture, American Culture, Black Youth, College Students, Family Characteristics, Identification (Psychology), Self Concept, Student Attitudes, Two Year Colleges

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