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Improving Academic Achievement in Inner-City Schools: Do Attitudes of Parents and Teachers Make a Difference?

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Twillie, Less Doll; And Others – 1992

A study was done to determine whether or not the attitudes of parents and teachers were related to the academic achievement of their inner-city Memphis (Tennessee) elementary school students. Seventy-one teachers, 49 parents, and 32 fourth-grade students served as participants. Teachers' responses were used to supplement the development of the…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Measures, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers