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Explaining the Educational Attainment of Young Black Adults: Critical Familial and Extra-Familial Influences.

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Wilson, Karen R.; Allen, Walter R. – Journal of Negro Education, 1987

Interviews with 201 Blacks between the ages of 19 and 28 reveal that Blacks' gains in education attest to the effectiveness of concerted individual and community effort. The effects of the following factors are examined: (1) family socioeconomic status; (2) family structure; (3) family influence; (4) educational background; (5) school influence;…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Black Achievement, Black Family