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Download full textDickinson, Gary – 1971
Educational variables and participation in adult education were examined in terms of the following hypotheses: (1) a higher level of achievement in the sequential-unit system will be associated with greater participation in the complementary-functional system; (2) a higher level of achievement within the family-educational system will be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Educational Status Comparison, Family Role
Peer reviewedSmith, Eleanor – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1989
Reviews the historical role of the extended family in the life of African American women and discusses the adaptations they have used over time in their family life. Surveys functions of the Black extended family and argues the critical role of Black women in strengthening and renewing vital kinship systems. (AF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Family, Black History, Blacks
