Educational Risk and Resilience in African-American Youth: Context, Self, Action, and Outcomes in School

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PsychologyPsychological resilienceContext (archaeology)Developmental psychologyAction (physics)Resilience (materials science)Adolescent developmentSelf-destructive behaviorAt-risk studentsContext effectSocial psychologyHuman factors and ergonomicsPoison controlPedagogyEnvironmental healthMedicine

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Year: 1994
Type: article
Volume: 65
Issue: 2
Pages: 493-493
Citations: 409
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                                    James P. Connell, 
                                
                                    Margaret Beale Spencer, 
                                
                                    J. Lawrence Aber
                                
                            (1994). 
                            Educational Risk and Resilience in African-American Youth: Context, Self, Action, and Outcomes in School. 
                            Child Development
                            , 65
                            (2)
                            , 493-493.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/1131398

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DOI: 10.2307/1131398