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Peer reviewedMarchant, Gregory J. – Urban Review, 1991
Explores the relationship between intrinsic motivation and self-perceptions and academic achievement and attendance in 47 Black elementary school students. Suggests that some Black urban elementary students may find improving their standard English vocabulary and preferring challenging work to be socially undesirable. Implications for urban…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
