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Problematizing the Discourse: A Quantitative Analysis of African American High School Students' Academic Aspirations and Motivation to Excel
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Cooper, Robert; Davis, Jonathan C. W. – Journal of Negro Education, 2015
Using data from a multi-year study of eleven low-performing high schools, Cooper and Davis examine the academic aspirations and motivations of urban African American high school students in California. Situating their discussion within the context of neoliberalism and its manifestation in urban school reform and community cohesion, the authors…
Descriptors: African American Students, High School Students, Academic Aspiration, Student Motivation